Posted by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Having belonged to a Breed club for way too many years....... I now encourage people to join an ~All Breed~ club in their area. The Great Dane club I belonged to spent way too many hours on patting themselves on the back and I feel in my own opinion did nothing to welcome new puppy people into their circle. Actually shunning them. Our club did have the highest members of owners with dogs in the the top twenty. Or should I say the top snooty. I was very fortunate to have had access to two members who took us under their wings and graciously showed us the ins and outs of breeding and showing. This is how it should be. I have found that the All Breed clubs are far more interesting and do a heck of a lot more for fundraising for health issues and the such. Educational programs where always available. Along with this, changing to an all breed handler made my showing a far more exciting time and actually benefited my dogs show career. This puts you in a new circle of friends and you will learn a lot more. I too have made it to the top, but I always take the time to help the new puppy people, for that is what a hobby is all about, gaining experience and then ~sharing~ this knowledge with the newcomers. Sharing your mistakes along with your accomplishments, will help these new people from having to make these same mistakes. I will always be grateful to the couple that took the time when I was new, Chris and BJ Glass. They are gone now but never does a day go by that when I look at my Danes that I don't think of them. We ~need~ more experienced Dane people like them to educate and help the new people so our Danes legacy does not fall apart. Thank, Rhiannon
