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

[BIDEWEE at aol.com]

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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