In a message dated 8/11/2005 6:31:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sally@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > But there seems to be money enough to bring foreign judges in for their > shows? > sally > Well Sally, I guess that the system of judging is a little different so they bring in judges who use that system. They follow different rules. All organizations have priorities on how they spend their money. And it probably costs a lot less to bring in one foreign judge periodically than to send 12 or 13 people to a meeting and pay their travel and motel expenses. I certainly don't understand why we can't be supportive of all the activities our wonderful dogs can do - whether or not we ourselves participate in them. I'm not into schutzhund but if some are, that's fine with me. And I do want a team representing the United States in world competitions. But of course, I am slightly crazy!! Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================