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The following chronology was compiled and
presented to the VIBS on January 4, 2006.
Fall 2004
1. SKG discussions started after Homecoming
2004.
-- Tina emailed Karen on 9/10 asking her to describe Gaby as the director of
our Euro-Shiloh division on the licensed breeder page so that we could start
showing her some support.
--Tina asked Gaby to send her copies of the rules (SKG, FCI), etc.
2. On 9/21/04, in an attempt to give Gaby some form of credibility, Tina
posted on SSF, encouraging SSF forum members in Europe to join our new
(Euro) chapter.
3. The weekend of Sept. 25-26, 2004 Tina and Karen started investigating the
FCI rules and listing items that the Board would have to take under
advisement.
4. Starting the week of Sept. 26th and for the
next month, the UKC fiasco and the NESSA/MAC specialties took priority and
we could not continue the SKG investigation.
5. By 10/14/04 Gaby managed to figure out the forums and posted:
Hello together after long time it is possieble to
join this forum. Thanks for help Karen i hope it will work now. Soon our
Swiss Shiloh Cpter of ISSR will have a new webside this time also in english
we are working hard on it.We had a GREAT first europan homecoming at the end
of day there were about 60 people wich was join us turing the whole day. The
dogs are so AWESOME the people just went wow. I wish You all a wunderfull
day i be back soon again Gaby
6. By the end of October we had managed to put together our case to the UKC,
received confirmation from Mr. Cavanaugh that the slivers were not going to
receive UKC recognition and managed to inform our members of the victory.
7. During October-November-December Tina was promoting the new chapter and
trying to encourage our members to show their support by joining.
a. On Nov. 3, Gaby sent a letter to Tina to "fix" and email out to all of
our members. Please note
Gaby's reply on SSC,
dated Nov. 11, 2005 regarding this particular letter.
b. On 11/27/04 Tina
referred to Gaby as the "European breed warden" on SSF.
c. On December 22, 2004 Karen posted a link to a draft SSC membership
application on the SSDCAmembers forum. Tina also mentioned it on SSF.
January
- March 2005
During the months of January, February and into March Tina was heavily
involved with chapter outlines and taping sessions with Cinnamon Kennedy for
The Shiloh Shepherd Story.
8. In mid February Gaby
came to the States to pick up Chance and talk to Tina about several NB
potentials. She brought a lot of pictures and pedigrees (in German)
for Tina to look at but did not explain any details regarding various
potential combinations. During that time the ESSR was also discussed
in regard to an acceptable system of data collection. (Please see
Part II)
9. On March 17, 2005 Tina started posting about FCI recognition on OSS and
the LB's enthusiastically started requesting more information.
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"I think we need to
talk about this ... now!!
Please take a deep breath & then think about this carefully ... then
reply!!
Do we want FCI recognition ... or do we want to keep going like this,
fighting the splinters continuously??
Keep in mind, that there is always a PRICE involved ... and the FCI
system is a LOT harder to swallow then the ISSR rules you all have
been dealing with!!
I would like to see some honest answers here"
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On March 18th,
Gaby posted on OSS that the new rules would be explained at the Licensed
Breeder meeting at Homecoming.
May-August 2005
From mid-May until mid-November Tina was heavily involved with the
book manuscript, which had to be the number one priority at that time.
10. On July 9, 2005 Tina posted that she had just received the
SKG rules (in German) and would be looking for someone to help translate.
11. August 2005 (Homecoming): Gaby gave her presentation and
accepts new members for her chapter. Many join because Tina asked them to
just to show their support (without seeing the rules), even though the dues
are $95 yearly.
12. On August 29, 2005, Karen posted Gaby's presentations from
Homecoming on the VIB forum for those who were not able to attend the LB
meeting at Homecoming.
September 2005
On September 5, 2005,
Karen posted Gaby's SSC rules (as translated from the German) on the VIB
forum. This was the first time anyone had seen the presentation and the
rules in writing. Much discussion ensued as people started comprehending the
implications.
13. On Sept. 14, 2005, the board met and voted to set up a
committee to review FCI and SKG requirements with a report to be presented
upon completion.
October-November 2005
14. Gaby sent an email to
Tina giving a deadline for agreeing to move forward towards applying to the
SKG and said that with or without us, the SSC was going to move forward.
On Nov. 1, 2005 the board met to discuss this and the following
letter was sent to Gaby:
Gaby,
The SSDCA has been promoting and embracing the Swiss Shiloh
Chapter as part of the SSDCA on our websites, in our newsletters, on our
forums, and in magazine advertising for the past year. At a meeting of the
Advisory Board held last night, Tina shared a little bit of your intentions
regarding the SKG and your upcoming meeting. All of the board members in
attendance (Tina, Corinne, Lyn, Pam, Debbie and myself) were united in our
disappointment and concern that you would present Tina and the club with an
ultimatum to go forward seeking SKG recognition with or without the
participation of the SSDCA.
You requested in your email that Tina make the decision to go
forward with you or not on behalf of the club. Yet, it is not her decision
alone to make. She is not a dictator, and our club is democratically run. As
president of the SSDCA, she represents the membership of the club, not just
herself. She has to consult with the board as well as the membership,
especially before taking such a momentous step. Accordingly, you met with
many of our Licensed Breeders at Homecoming, we discussed the matter on the
VIB list in September, and on September 15th, the board appointed a
committee to review things further and present a report to the board (and
membership) after Thanksgiving (late November). You knew this. Yet you
presented Tina with your ultimatum.
We have already received questions from our members, who joined
your chapter at Homecoming, believing that they were helping the breed and
that your chapter was united with our club for the good of the Shiloh
Shepherd Dog, asking what they are getting out of the membership with your
chapter. Were they informed of your intent to go it alone or of the meeting
that you are having on Nov. 5th?
Accordingly, we request that you provide us with a list of our
members who joined your chapter. We have set up a forum on the Shiloh
Shepherds Community Forums website for you and the members of your chapter
to discuss your plans. We would also like to send invitations to your
European members if you would provide me with their email addresses.
We further request that you provide a full explanation of your
intentions in applying to the SKG and/or FCI at a later date prior to your
board meeting of Nov. 5th.
Would it be possible for you to attend an on-line chat with
members of the SSDCA Advisory and Executive Boards on November 13th?
If our positions cannot be reconciled, we may be forced to take
action to revoke our recognition of your chapter and notify our members of
such. Those members who joined your chapter may then seek to have their 2006
membership dues refunded.
Karen Ursel
Secretary
Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc.
Gaby's response was:
Karen,
i dident mean to set an ultimatum but we need also to go on here
and i take care that we can do it together but my member want also feedback
and to know from the usa what is going on..so i am btw usa and europe and
this is not easy and the languegebarrier is also things get twisted
around.........
i will tell me members from the forum and hope they will join it
as well......i can not give you the emails of them without promission of
them.....i will get in troubel if i do.....
i told on HC that the SSC will try to reach SKG but it is not sure
that we even get it but we will try.....and Tina wrote on OSS to join us as
well that we have enough members......this was about april-may........in
august the swiss shiloh chapter has allready enough members to go without
your memebers but Tina want you to be also a part of it and so it comes that
i was explaining this on HC........than i agreed to take the money with me
so your member dont have the cost of the transfer from the banc i did this
in good meaning of you and saving money for you......i explained also that
they dont want have much from this membership so they now what they signed
in...and i am sorry we do not refund the money back we do not busniess like
this..........all members are over 18 and should know what they sign........
if you dont want us to be a part anymore okay let us know we will
do our owne way than it would be shame but than it is like it is........
15. On Nov. 2nd, Tina requested that we open up a
new Swiss Shiloh Chapter forum in order to discuss these issues directly
with Gaby and the old and new members of her chapter.
16. Pleading the
language barrier, Gaby agreed to modify the SSC rules to make them align
better to those of the SSDCA and ISSR. Karen worked with her to
provide our rules. Gaby removed information from her websites until
differences between the two were reconciled. Since she was going to be
off line for two months thing were postponed until her return in late March.
2006
17. On March 25, 2006
Gaby resigned from the SSDCA, ISSR and all positions and posted on the SSC
forum that the SSC was being dissolved effective June 2006.
This was preceded and soon
followed by resignations from three LB's who had purchased pups from her
Phantom litter.
Part II:
ESSR Function and Procedures
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