Barb is right. We (as a whole) are not everyone's favorite cup of tea. And if by chance the conversation begins with the doubling, forget it, there is no redemption for anyone who owns a GSD. These are show people with other breeds. The public, generally speaking, love GSD's. More so if you have one that's well behaved and they can touch, and their kids can touch, without you flipping out over the grooming. <G> I hear it. It goes in one ear and out the other. Most things do.... <G> * Ileana * Inquest GSD's, Home of : BISS 3x Sel EX AM CH & 2x Sel CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest TC, aka DEXTER Kaleef's Expensive Date (major pointed) aka JACKIE and the Poodle Patrol, Bunny, Huckleberry and Doc Holliday In a message dated 12/7/2011 5:51:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, barbara17236@xxxxxxx writes: So, does any person on this List actually think that someone, at a show, is going to walk up to you and tell you your dog is crippled? The dog at the end of your lead? Try going to an AKC show, out of your area where no one knows you, without your dog and ask the folks at ringside about the GSD today. I am not talking about the GSD ring but the other rings. Ask the handlers, too. I think you will leave with a new perspective on what non-GSD breeders think. Not that it probably really matters because they aren't breeding GSDs. Just a thought. Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================