"There are TONS of appearances of improprieties at shows, some more blatent than others. I know for a fact that we have lost conformation people due to the appearances of improprieties that occur such as politics, dyeing etc. So, start calling everyone out!" Exactly. It's a pity some are soooo enamored by their "peers" and others are cowered by them, they do nothing. Colleen Donnelly caggra@xxxxxxx wrote: I did not say that IF doubling using animals occurs that it is not an appearance of impropriety. But come on folks, tell the people so and to stop it and move on. If you see this happen someone from the club/parent club or the judge should just say please stop and that this is does not look good to outsiders. If they do not stop THEN do something about it. There are TONS of appearances of improprieties at shows, some more blatent than others. I know for a fact that we have lost conformation people due to the appearances of improprieties that occur such as politics, dyeing etc. So, start calling everyone out! Jeff ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED BETTERMENT REGISTRY The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von Stephanitz Whoever will only draw conclusions from the eminence of his own particular point of view, will obtain a distorted picture. --Max von Stephanitz --------------------------------- Find your next car at Yahoo! Canada Autos ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================