In a message dated 7/4/2006 3:02:24 P.M. Central Standard Time, rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I once told a friend who called and asked me if I would be upset if she showed her dog to me..."No not at all...but if she shows the dog and it doesn't win that is the way it is...If our friendship is based on whether or not I put up your dog...we were never meant to be friends in the 1st place. That person in on "Da List" and can speak to that comment. Paul Furthermore Paul, you forgot to mention that you worked the dogs so that everyone could see without any doubt why the dog you pointed at won. I know, I was that friend and it was my dog, and you worked the hell out of Buster, who was more than ready for it. I didn't expect any less from you. This is what I told DD yesterday, of course friends will show under you, but there are not expectations other than getting the judges honest opinion's. Thank You Paul, I didn't want to mention this and make you uncomfortable in any way, but this is the example I follow now when judging. I learned that lesson from you. That lesson and your baked beans and Jenn's Christmas cookies......what more could you ask for? Ileana ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================