And people will tell you that you HAVE to show your entry or else you will break the major. You should do what is best for your dog. You broke no rule Carol Moore In a message dated 8/19/2013 7:43:25 P.M. Central Daylight Time, djmackey127@xxxxxxxxx writes: Hi All, I am a newbie to the list and breeding and showing GSD's. Can someone please help me. You all are so experienced and well informed that I feel comfortable asking for help. This past weekend I finished my first champion. I was blissful until I went back to the show site the next day. The champion, Tina, I felt had worked her heart out, so I had decided to leave her at home for a rest. When I arrived at the show, people did not congratulate me, but attacked me and insisted that I move my little Tina up that day and that I had to do it because that was protocol. Then my handler was challenged and it was insisted that he convince me to do the same. Showing is my passion, and I was so overcome with fear and stress, that a gal who was showing her Standard Poodle, came to my rescue. I left the show site and did not show any of my dogs. I am so concerned now that I violated AKC rules. Did I? Most of the folks who challenged us have never supported me or my dogs, so I was extremely hurt and amazed. What should I do? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================