[Jacob-list] New Booklet "Guide to Selection of Jacob BreedingStock

[Linda]

In addition, the Guidebook was reviewed by those members of the 
Inspection Committee and the Board of Directors that were not in 
attendance at the AGM.

Linda

On 9/5/2011 6:24 PM, BIDEWEE at aol.com wrote:

> A point of clarification...

> "JACOB SHEEP - A Guide to the Selection of Breeding Stock" 

> WAS presented to all members present at the 2011 JSBA annual 

> membership meeting in NJ last year.  The entire group went through the 

> document page by page and photo by photo.  In addition, 

> comments submitted by Carl Fosbrink, who was unable to attend, were 

> distributed and discussed.  Recommendations were made and discussed, 

> and when the group agreed, revisions were made.

> I submit that if every individual JSBA member had been given the 

> opportunity to add their input prior to publication, we would never 

> have had a publication.  As it is, the membership, as represented by 

> those in attendance at the 2010 annual membership meeting, were 

> definitely given the opportunity to weigh in on the entire document 

> and all comments and suggestions were addressed at that meeting.  The 

> resulting document with changes was then approved by the membership.

> The Guide is just that, a guide.  It in no way changes the breed 

> standard nor does it change any breeder's ability to select 

> for his/her preferences as long as they fall within the breed 

> standard.  In my opinion this new guide will be a tremendous help to 

> new and prospective breeders.  Betty B. said it well... "It is 

> perfectly okay to say to someone, 'Here is the guidebook which you 

> might find helpful.  I need to add, however, that I really 

> prefer....for .....reasons.  You need to decide for yourself."

> Karen Lobb

> bide a wee farm

> Newberg, OR

> In a message dated 9/5/2011 2:46:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 

> jacob-list-request at jacobsheep.com writes:

>

>     Perhaps it would be better to have had a  preview of this

>     going to every breeder within JSBA for final input before going 

>     to print.

>     I know this must have been an enormous project, and I have no idea

>     whom  was

>     involved in putting it together, but as someone sitting on the

>     outside and

>     listening to everyone from both sides it just seems that it would

>     have been

>     simpler to have taken it from committee via draft to the

>     membership before

>     going to final print and distribution on something so  important. 

>

>

>

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