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Single Membership with a Printed Review (Delivered) is $75 (1st Class & Other options available)
Family Membership with a Printed Review (Delivered) is $115 (1st Class & Other options available)
Juniors Membership is for those ages 10 to 18 and does not require payment.
PLEASE NOTE:
Your membership in the GSDCA does not take effect immediately. Your name will appear as an applicant in the next issue of our magazine. This allows current members to comment. Thirty days after your name is published, if no negative responses are received, the membership process will be complete and you will receive a membership number (and your website logon) within 30 days of application.
Beginning with the 2021 election the GSDCA will be implementing an electronic ballot for our elections and other items that are voted on by the membership. The application form includes an opt it, opt out selection for electronic ballots. If you do not wish to cast your votes electronically you may select the Opt Out option.
There are two types of membership, Regular and Junior members.
Regular Members: Minimum age of 18 years. Must be in good standing with AKC. Applicant (and renewing members) agrees to abide by the GSDCA by-laws and the Rules and Regulations of the American Kennel Club. New applicants are encouraged to provide two endorsements by current members, but they are not required to apply for membership. Applicant’s name will be published in the German Shepherd Dog Review. Provided no objections have been filed within 30 days of publication in the Review, applicant will be notified that he/she is eligible for all privileges including the right to vote. Regular members may join via a Single or Family membership. Family membership is defined as 2 people living in the same household -- principal & one other person.
Junior Members: Must be 10 years of age and not more than 18 years of age and shall subscribe to the same criteria as Regular Membership with the exception of the requirement to pay dues. Junior members cannot vote, hold office, or serve on committees other than junior committees.
To pay by Credit Card/PayPal: Complete the following online forms and pay through the store. You will automatically be sent to the store when you submit this application.
To pay by Check: Instead of filling out the online form, you will be provided a link to download a PDF application form which you may fill out, print and send in with your check.
To apply for membership in the German Shepherd Dog Club of America through the mail, download the following form to your computer, fill it out, print it and mail the form along with a check for your dues payment to:
GSDCA Membership Kim King2516 Van Dyke AveSchenectady, NY 12306-3834
Phone: 518-878-7192Email: membership@gsdca.org
AGREEMENT: As a condition of membership in the German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc. (hereinafter "GSDCA”), the undersigned member(s) agree(s) that for any cause of action, controversy or claim arising out of or related to (i) membership in the GSDCA, (ii) the entry (including the qualifications of a particular entry), exhibition or attendance at an event sponsored or held by the GSDCA, (iii) the construction, interpretation or effect of this Agreement, or (iv) the administration of the rules, regulations, procedures, and guidelines of the GSDCA, shall be settled by binding arbitration in Albany, New York pursuant to the rules and regulations of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. Notwithstanding the preceding, prior to commencing arbitration, all published rules, regulations, procedures and guidelines, including those set forth in the By-laws of the GSDCA relating to disciplinary actions, shall first be followed. A party may enter the decision of the arbitrators in a court of competent jurisdiction for purposes of enforcement of the decision of the arbitrators. Approved April 2010, Effective for new memberships & renewals 2011 forward
Endorsers: If endorsers (sponsors) are not available, applications may be submitted without signatures. Per GSDCA policy, they may be signed by the GSDCA President and Membership Chair.
By typing your name into the "signature" area, you agree to abide by the GSDCA by-laws and the Rules and Regulations of the American Kennel Club and the terms of membership. You also agree that we may use your email to send you important Club communication from time to time.
