Kennel Club Statement - Page 4

I fully agree with the GSD Breed Clubs only responding through the GSDP, however this must be an AGREED POLICY. Agreed through the GSD Breed Council.

I would suggest arrangements are made urgently to formally agree this policy, as soon as possible.

Jeevs: Thank you for confirming your very limited knowledge and experience. I trust you understand Judging under FCI rules is indeed very limited experience and knowledge of the GSD International Organisations Constitutions,Rules, Regulations, and any flexibility therein.

I have sat and read these posts with an ever sinking heart, when is it going to dawn on people that the KC are playing us like a fiddle? prevarication, lethargy and sheer arrogance on our part has left them in a situation of strength, a similie being rather like  a Chess Grand master playing a school boy, the boy might be thinking three moves ahead, but the master is thinking ten, safe in the knowledge that it wont even get that far, because the school boy has no real game plan, and has to change tack every time the master moves, and eventually becomes so frustrated, he knocks over his King.

 Mo is right, we need to move quickly, but what then? who is going to lead us to next phase?  at the risk of repeating myself, if we had a thousand people showing ( i wish!!! ) we would still be in the minority as far as KC registrations are concerned, and the KC know that, so..............  it's an easy , simple, straight forward question, do we go?   or do we stay? in my own case the answer is easy, probably made simpler because i only breed every couple of years, so the KC need me less than i need them, so i personally can live with the split, my loft contains several box's of trophy's accumulated over the years, i remember the good days when showing was a pleasure by simply looking at my three females  who represent Twenty five years of my own Bitch line, the same emotions might not be felt by others, again i cant legistlate for that.  What i am trying to say, is that for anyone who wants to show, there is only the KC route , CCs ,RCCs JWs Crufts etc.  chasing up and down the country showing under Judges who's opinions you have no respect for, but knowing you might get  a CC because the entry is crap,   or we can try to embrace what a few people on this board are advocating, do our own thing which will encompass the whole sphere of our Breeds versatility, not just taking our dogs to a show simply to perform like automatons, but give them the life that Stephanitz envisaged for them. Once again my friends the decision is yours.

   Regards.
  Paul Rattigan.