In a message dated 8/11/2005 3:35:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Scharo777@xxxxxxx writes: > _Way back when_ (http://borzoiblog.com/archives/007225.html) I said that > the > purpose of a dog show was the evaluation of breeding stock, an attempt to > see which dogs were best suited for passing their genes onto future > generations. How well does the process work? In theory, it's a good one. In > practice, it > falls short of its goals.Posted by Greg Hlatky at April 27, 2003 06:37 PM > =============== I don't think the system has failed I can't think of a breed surly ours GSD that is not improved over the last 30 plus years. Fred Migliore ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================