Yes, the quality has gone up every year; that cannot be disputed. Breedersare doing a fine job. If the award simply means that the recipient is a fine animal,then even more should be awarded the title. I was simply asking for the actualmeaning of the award. Carolyn --- On Fri, 11/12/10, ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ask the right person To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, November 12, 2010, 1:17 PM In a message dated 11/12/10 8:42:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx writes: Since almost half the entrygoes select these days, what is the actual meaning of this award ? The best person to answer that is the person who didn't make it. It means a lot to them and they would have loved to be in the other half, (as you call it). Or, if you want another person to ask, ask the person who won it. They sure think it means a lot. Those who think going Select doesn't have much meaning are those who didn't compete. Everyone else who took their champion into the ring knows the value, win or lose. And, as I have tried to explain, since we breed only to improve the breed, (nevermind what Flower Boy says), and every year we do so by breeding correctly, some day every dog in the ring should be Select quality. Or, are there breeders trying to breed less than a perfect dog? Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ===========================================================================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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================