I agree Paula - I have let 2 just dogs go out with a handler for a couple months in 37 years and it was misery for me and no fun. I am not an absentee owner nor do I like writing checks and not being there for the fun. I miss seeing my shepherd friends at these shows (there are a few at the all breeds) but the all breed people are very friendly . My pup and I are learning to work as a pair. Now if I could only figure out what in the world the judges are up too - everything would be fine. They seem to talk in foreign code and why in the world with a working breed do we just make a small circle and not use the whole ring. I would have a heart attack if I was paying a handler for down and back and one small circle around. That would amount to the same as paying a Lawyer LOL Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================