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by jletcher18 on 09 November 2009 - 04:11
Kim,,, well said, once again.
john
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by sueincc on 09 November 2009 - 14:11
Quiting USA and running to an organization that basically only pays lip service to schutzhund is not the answer. Obviously the USA board knew what was going to happen with the passing of this amendment, the organization is not so arrogant or stupid to think it could continue to run without the support of the membership and clubs. I suggest people calm down and find out what is really going on before listening to those who would suggest you immediately jump ship - especially when the alternative being suggested is run and controlled by GSDCA.
by VomMarischal on 09 November 2009 - 15:11
The DVG is another alternative. It isn't like Dems and Repubs.....there ARE other alternatives. I don't even know them all. The problem for me is that UScA's decision was a sadly (and deliberately) divisive move. Why would they NOT want to be the one club that all the other memberships ALSO belong to? **Addition: I have always thought of UScA as the "mother ship." Now I feel that they have just turned themselves into one of the pods. If you'll pardon the metaphor.**
by Kessy on 09 November 2009 - 15:11
Well for the leaving of members and clubs... The UScA doesn't seem to be too concerned since one statement, I heared, was that UScA can easyly lose 1000 members and still be good. They just eventually gain it back.
Not much of a concern about the members in that one.
Prohibiting mebership to other clubs is not the answer, the GSD was too long too isolalted in other clubs.... Communication and involvement have the far greater impact!!! But this fact seems to be ignored with this bylaw change!
Not much of a concern about the members in that one.
Prohibiting mebership to other clubs is not the answer, the GSD was too long too isolalted in other clubs.... Communication and involvement have the far greater impact!!! But this fact seems to be ignored with this bylaw change!
by VomMarischal on 09 November 2009 - 15:11
I guess they'd better hope that the most useless among us (myself included) are among the thousand that leave, and not any of the heavy hitters.
by Bob McKown on 09 November 2009 - 15:11
I honestly don,t think you will see "a thousand leave" It will be intresting to whatch it unfold, I,ll put money on much less then that leaving.
by Kessy on 09 November 2009 - 16:11
please join this cause:
Schutzhund USA, overturn your dual membership bylaw!
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/392013?m=3f1cca43
If you want to help stop this nonesense...
Schutzhund USA, overturn your dual membership bylaw!
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/392013?m=3f1cca43
If you want to help stop this nonesense...
by Liesjers on 09 November 2009 - 16:11
"I wonder how many of you who want to switch to GSDCA WDA, or cancel your USA membership, because you think the process is so much more democratic, or are angry because USA is asking you to make a choice, have actually read the GSDCA WDA bylaws?"
Sueincc, to be honest I personally don't give a rat's ass about all the by-laws and elections and politics. For me (and many, many, many I'll wager) these organizations are just venues for showing and competing with our dogs. I don't really care which is "better". This change bothers me because if I want to retain my USA membership then that automatically cuts out over 2/3 of the events that I already attend and compete in b/c those happen to be WDA events. So if I don't renew my USA membership, it's not because I think that ultimately the WDA is better (maybe they are, maybe they aren't), it's because that is the organization that offers the most events that I'm already involved in. So for me if I have to make a choice it's only a choice by default, not because I'm trying to make some statement against USA. USA is more expensive and offers less events for me, that's really what it boils down to for me.
Sueincc, to be honest I personally don't give a rat's ass about all the by-laws and elections and politics. For me (and many, many, many I'll wager) these organizations are just venues for showing and competing with our dogs. I don't really care which is "better". This change bothers me because if I want to retain my USA membership then that automatically cuts out over 2/3 of the events that I already attend and compete in b/c those happen to be WDA events. So if I don't renew my USA membership, it's not because I think that ultimately the WDA is better (maybe they are, maybe they aren't), it's because that is the organization that offers the most events that I'm already involved in. So for me if I have to make a choice it's only a choice by default, not because I'm trying to make some statement against USA. USA is more expensive and offers less events for me, that's really what it boils down to for me.
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