While having this discussion with other exhibitors, here are some of the (perceived) problems: -Lack of honesty, specially when dealing with health issues. -Bitches that wont get pregnant. -New people burned out with all the demands from unreasonable breeders. -Lack of education keeps new people in the dark. -Lack of honest, knowledgeable mentors. -German breeders are far away, and they don't meddle. I have to say that the lack of honesty when it comes to health issues would be my number one concern. Bad ligamentation. Bad skin. Bloat. Poor appetite. Lack of education.....how can you market a dog when you cant explain, in plain english, what a GSD should look, move, and act like? And then there are those bloody contracts. Breeders and Rescue groups are terrible when it comes to contracts. My brother wanted to adopt 2 American Eskimos. Forget it, he got tired of reading after page 2 out of 10. And he deals with contracts for a living. Went with a small rescue group, they did a home visit, he got himself a dog that now lives like a king. Called them to get a second dog, no problem. Oh, and no ridiculous contract. * Ileana * ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================