In defense of the Herding Group judge last night, she is the one who gave Dallas the Group at the Garden and she has given Genny a BIS in the past. Regarding the money from Iams that is going to be donated to the Parent club, it is my opinion that it be used to encourage people to show in confirmation. We are constantly complaining that entries are falling off and the high cost of entries, etc. The formation of this list was primarily by confirmation people and my first choice is to encourage people to start or continue to show in confirmation. This money was won by a confirmation dog and should be used to promote confirmation., this is my opinion and only reflects my narrow-mindness. D.D. Ardoin (note: new e-mail addy) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================