Shelley and the GSD Underground Railway - Page 1

We need to weave a web of clubs she can visit to talk to and/or train at both in clinics and privately. The 2nd coordinator could email USA and WDA member clubs with the message that SS is on the road and you have the unique oppotunity to engage her for xyz. Even small clubs w/ limited finances could possible offer a night or two in a club members home plus gas money and her meals while she's there. For larger clubs, if there's not a club member she can stay with, find and pay for a suite motel ( Many are cheaper than motel 6 and come with meals), buy her  meals and reimburse gas money and pay her an honarium.

Once we establish this then it should be safer for Shelly to be able to say where she is traveling because she will be going from one group of GSD people to the next which should afford her some protection. Once we can plan ahead a little by knowing where her next stop is we can look at other opportunities and ways to help. Perhaps someone has a rental or a vacation cabin that she could use for a short respite. You could contact local petstores and get them to donate some dog food. All you have to say it that a long time GSD person who was badly affected by the economy is trying to get back to family and familiar turf and the GSD world is trying to help and wouldn't they like to also. See if you can find out who the Royal Canin rep is and bend their arm. Once you know she's coming line up some local resources for her ( PM me and I'll make suggestions)  and we have another way of forwarding money, costco cards and gift cards to her which saves fees.

For clubs back East where it's unlikely she will be traveling, you can still help. At a club meeting and/or the next show, trial etc. have a 50/50 raffle but instead of the 2nd 50 going to the club - send it to Shelley AND see if you can get the winner to donate some of his windfall also. A trick that works well at shows is to pick the club member with the longest arm and have them sell tickets. Three for a buck or an arms length for 5. People sucker for an arms length esp if you have someone with really long arms.

Finally, Shelley for when you do make it to California. I can offer you some help in the furniture department. I have extra beds, kitchen table, computer desk, bureaus and I believe a leather couch etc etc that I can offer and will find a way to get them to you. The beds are new and decent. The rest a bit of old relative, early attic but all in good shape and not unattractive. 

I think you will find that many of us in our life have been given a helping hand when it was really needed and if we can we want to do the same for another. So don't be afraid to ask for what you need. There is a light at the end of the tunnel just keep looking for it and hold tight to T and the crew, they will get you thru it. Good luck and God Bless.  Beth  PS I also sent you a PM

Let them monitor it.  Maybe one of his buddies will let him know that people all over the world know what a jerk loser he is.  Maybe they will tell him that no one on here is taking up for him(except maybe Raymond) and we have nothing but profane comments to make about him.  Let them tell him that a few (maybe more) actually wish dire circumstances on him, yes me included.  You won't catch me weeping for any misfortune that may befall him.  Let him rot in his own hell, knowing he let a good woman get away.  Men like him deserve to swing from trees and I don't mean like the ape that he is!

Hang in there Shelley, things are looking up! 

Oh, too rich!  He will be in dire straights soon then!  Too funny.  Sooner or later his ratpack is going to figure out what a sorry bastard he really is because he'll be whining to them and they'll find out that they are having to take care of him and do the things you did and it will get old in a hurry.  Unless of course he finds some poor unsuspecting woman and lures her with his lies.  That's only thing wrong with leaving him...you left him breathing! LOL  I'm a sick puppy!