Hi Evan; I wholeheartedly agree with this particular part of your post. Seems those who quit because of the expense, dog health issues, political issues, hating where the National is held...<G>.... whatever....are always trying to convince those of us who stay that all is hopeless. and the WORST one....that this Breed is drowning in health problems!! HUH?? Sounds almost SCAREY to own a German Shepherd Dog...let alone breed and show them and go to a National or a futurity. I just don't see it that way, and dread the day we WILL quit. Our dogs have been a great comfort to us, make us smile again after the tears... and keep us up on our feet and moving. BUT..if things get really bad..we can just attack Linda Bankhead for her evil video! {:o) Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com On Behalf Of Evan Ginsburg (Redacted sender "elg440@xxxxxxx" for DMARC) Here is the word of truth. We do tend to take to heart the few who would attack us, or those who try to change our ideas or goals to fit theirs. The worst of all is those who have stopped showing and want to tell us how terrible we are to continue. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================