In a message dated 4/5/02 5:19:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > "A man cannot serve two masters" > If you do have the best interests of the breed at heart I don't see why you can't take what each club has to offer. I do sincerely wish we were joined together but since that hardly seems likely I don't see why I can't belong to both and enjoy all of the other exhibitors regardless of where they place their loyalties. The common ground should be the betterment of the breed, and neither club has an exclusive on that. When the division took place I was very new in Cavaliers and had not formed any real alliances, though I was asked to join the initial group. Because I was Chair of the very controversial show that John Gammon was supposed to be judging and fighting very hard to keep him when ordered to find another judge (they had been charged but no formal action had yet been taken) I decided it would not be wise to join at that time. By the time the dust had settled, the membership was closed. Now that it has opened again, I fully intend to join. However, even as a non-member I attended their National Specialties and even sat in on their annual meetings. I was welcomed by most everyone there. You do not need to be a member to participate and to learn. As for serving 2 masters....I serve neither. I think for myself and fight for what I believe. Serving any master implies you follow blindly. Isn't it better to investigate all sides of an issue and make an informed decision based on your own personal beliefs. Yes, I am very loyal to the CKCSC but when the issue of accepting AKC dogs comes up for discussion I will be fighting against my friends who think we should remain a closed organization and I will be fighting with my AKC friends who don't want any part of the CKCSC and trying to convince them that they do have something to gain by competing in both venues. Phyllis
Phyllis Lasser WELMFORTH CAVALIERS Wyckoff, New Jersey ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
