Sure, I see that, hear that, am saddened by that. But that is in a little compartment, gets shut up and the key gets thrown away. The times that I have held the dogs that won over mine are countless. The time that I placed the winner's bitch as WB, while my class winner bitch stands with the handler, dumped? Well, it's a laugh, not a whine. If a tennis player talks about all the bad calls, the sneaky shots, the opponent used to win, instead of looking to what she/he can do to make her/his game so good that the "nasty" opponent has not chance of winning....well, that tennis player will never 1) win and 2) never, ever enjoy his/her sport. It's a SPORT with loving animals as part of the team. JMO Stormy In a message dated 12/9/05 11:11:29 AM, MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx writes: > AKC shows often aren't perceived as friendly because, well, handlers get > put > up instead of dogs, people say nasty comments to others faces about what > crap > the dog they have is, etc. > Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================