We watched 3 Juniors this past weekend at the San Bernardino/Riverside Specialty shows. The youngest young man was real disappointed in how the = dog he took into the ring performed. His Mother, Cindy Tellefsen and a few others went over to him as he left the ring and gave him well deserved congratulations when he left the ring. The explanations given to him concerning his performance is that the Judge is not looking at the dog necessarily, but how well he handles any problems he has while in the = ring as a Junior. I think that is one point that all beginning Juniors need to realize.=20 Mike Gray -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf = Of almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 12:01 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] 8 year old Junior in the making Well my daughter turned 8 yesterday and all she has ever taked about was showing dogs since she learned to speak............ She is at that age when she can show in juniors at matches now. Any wisdom you parents can pass off and tips would be helpful on how to groom a good little junior handler for the ring poised with good manners = and a knack for walking out like a little lady win, lose or draw.....=20 How do you teach a child good sportsmanship and to lose gracefully.................my biggest fear is watching her come out of = the ring crying like i have seen so many other children do........or worse = yet be rude.=20 She is a strong minded child.........not at all passive in any way. I just want it to be fun for her,,,,,,,but knowing the already = competitive nature of this little girl who has grown up wanting our dogs to win (she = was there with me in utero while we had the 97 GVX hahahaha and that started = it all)=20 How do you make it JUST fun.......with no pressures ? Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D 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.=20 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.=20 For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================