Did you notice the letter recently about a handler who kept his dog on a tight lead even though the judge called for a loose lead, and then explained afterwards that his dog had a bad back, and he'd rather loose fo= r a tight lead than a bad back=3F And this was one of out "top" handlers=2E= =20 Don't such people realize what they are doing to the breed I love=3F=3F := (( ========================================= The old saying goes You can loosed looking bad or loose looking good - I feel the handler did an excellent job. what he was paid to do. He did not do anything to the breed - he did not win. sally ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================