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About ows	English (USA)
This is a discussion group sponsored by the Organization for the Working Samoyed (OWS). The primary purpose of this list is to establish and maintain a healthy network of Samoyed owners who are actively working their dogs in any number of working venues. We focus on venues such as sled dog racing, skijoring, herding, weight pull, obedience, pack hiking, therapy and agility. Through questions and answers we hope to encourage Samoyed owners to improve the performance of their dogs, to share their success, tips and observations about the working environment, and to link people and dogs to competitive events in their part of the world. This list has been successful for several years, because those who subscribe have maintained a high degree of "list protocols". These include the common sense rules of "no flaming", no self promotion, no commercial or business-based sales, however information regarding the sale of working-related equipment by an individual (not part of a business) is permitted. Information about potential breedings or available adult dogs is to be conducted off-line. No solicitations for the sale of puppy or adult dogs is permitted (we want to be "rescue-friendly"). To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the ows Archives.
Using ows
To post a message to all the list members, send email to ows@samoyed.org. You can subscribe to the list, or change your existing subscription, in the sections below.
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Subscribe to ows by filling out the following form. You will be sent email requesting confirmation, to prevent others from gratuitously subscribing you. Once confirmation is received, your request will be held for approval by the list moderator. You will be notified of the moderator's decision by email. This is also a hidden list, which means that the list of members is available only to the list administrator. Your email address:   Your name (optional):   You may enter a privacy password below. This provides only mild security, but should prevent others from messing with your subscription. Do not use a valuable password as it will occasionally be emailed back to you in cleartext. If you choose not to enter a password, one will be automatically generated for you, and it will be sent to you once you've confirmed your subscription. You can always request a mail-back of your password when you edit your personal options. Pick a password:   Reenter password to confirm:   Which language do you prefer to display your messages? English (USA)   Would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest? No Yes
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