I might as well join in the rest of you! Barbara WHICH ONE WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE, BE OR DO? A Grand Victor or a Best in Show dog? Either one of them would be special, but choosing only one.....GV! Which one would you rather judge, a National Specialty show or a Best in Show competition? National Show your own dog (if you were capable) or have someone show it for you? Have someone show for me Own a top producing stud dog or a top producing bitch? I owned a top producing bitch, and yes puppies are a lot of work, but who wants to run back and forth to the airport to get bitches for my stud?...so bitch! Own the Obedience Victor or a therapy dog? I'd be proud of both, but......therapy dog Own a sable or a black dog? Sable bitch! Have a small litter or a large litter? small litter Breed a champion or buy a champion? breed a champion Rescue a dog or donate time helping out at a shelter? donate to shelter Have the National Specialty Show keep rotating every year all over the country or have a set place for them in three locations…..west, central and east? three locations Feed a holistic dog food or a raw diet? holistic dog food Keep the futurities or eliminate them? keep them Keep the German Shepherd Dog Review magazine as a hard copy, or as an e-magazine on the internet or both? have both Allow long coats to be shown without penalizing them for their coat length eliminating them as a minor fault? keep the coats Have show clubs award the winning dog owners with money instead of a trophy? I'll take the money......trophies gather too much dust! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================