The crowd was gasping!!!! It was audible. THe announcer downplayed it, but I would bet it was a factor!! Inspite of this dog winning a lot. Pugs are usually outgoing and happy like Goldens! I suspect people accept shyness in small aniamls but not in large ones. How much damage can a shy toy do as opposed to a GSD or Rottie???? On 15 Feb 2006, at 11:25, DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx wrote: ... and the gasps would have been heard all the way across the Tapanzi bridge. <G> Dania ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================