I think that we have all hashed this to death. If there are going to be repercussions, then so be it. I hope that the participants will rethink their actions in the future. I am gratified that more folks have agree ed with me that this was 1. not funny, 2. Opened the door for public outcry against our sport, 3. made us look like a bunch of nut cases 4. made or dogs look like savage beasts 4. and maybe traumatized the cat (or not?) I have had some private emails that were not all that nice. To TOM: I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS WAS A VICIOUS RUMOR STARTED TO HURT ANYONE'S REPUTATION. IT STARTED ON A PET LIST..SO NO CONSPIRACY THEORY! So, I vote to put the kitty back in the bag and lets start to focus on NC and what fun we all will have! Cynthia --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================