Hi All, I did attend the ARBA show that Evan talked about. I brought my 9 mos old pup (Layla) and gave it a shot. These shows are really fun. Very much like the International shows. Several shows in 2 days, owner/handlers and everyone is friendly. I guess they recently started letting AKC dogs in because everyone kept asking what kind of shepherd my Layla was :-) Saturday was a bit unorganized but they pulled it together by today. I didn't get to show Layla under Evan but Evan did a good job educating the other Judges on the GSD. Ok, she was the only one entered but the comments I got from the judges seemed fairly knowledgable. The results, Layla got BOB both days. G4 on Sat and G2 on Sunday. Yay, Layla. With the lack of matches around anymore, these shows are a great way to socialize your dogs and get some ring time. And, they can get titles too :-) Thanks for mentioning the shows Evan. Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================