i often wonder if people actually read posts before they respond. nowhere have i ever referred to or spoken of the canadian system ... or the german system .. or the czech or fill in the blank. i will try again ... very simply .., let's not dumb down (yes, i said "dumb down") OUR sytem. the one here. in the U.S. i won't even get into how people choose to define themselves - had nothing to do with the last post and certainly has nothing to do with this one. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 7/31/2010 7:43:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: under your theory Canada is full of "Dumb down" dogs......that kind if thinking is what hurts the sport..., but then again I don't define my life on whether my dog has a title....not that there's anything wrong with that....Ed Hill ============================================================================ 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================