I agree. Performance titles towards the PAM is proof to the breed and to the public that these are great dogs. All of mine are American bred champion sired and all titled in many venues including obedience, rally, agility, draft, weight pull, therapy, and anything else I can manage to get their brain cells wrapped around. Pam and the pack. In a message dated 6/19/2007 12:01:37 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, skozub@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: At 09:37 AM 6/19/2007 -0700, you wrote: >For me personally, it is any performance title that the owner put on the >dog. Not that I don't admire the beautiful champions, selects and ROM's >accomplishments, but a performance title is something that me and my dog >did together, which is not based on somebody's opinion of factors I cannot >control and/or change in the present. Rather, it is time spent together, >working as a team (me and the dog) and accomplishment. The advanced >titles and degrees really impress me, but I readily admit I am just a big >old sap when it comes to performance titles in general. As a conformation owner/breeder for many, many years, I also agree with the above post. Personally, for me, the most admired shepherds are those with a combination of conformation success combined with performance & working titles. Over the years, I have heard way too often that a beautiful conformation dog cannot "work", especially an American bred. This is so untrue & believe me, even non-GSD observers are often sooo impressed when they see a smooth, ground covering stride on these dogs as they do beautiful work with herding! That impressive movement in the show ring is even MORE impressive as you watch them gaiting across the field, using their proper structure & movement all on their own. JMO, Sandy >Linda >Legato German Shepherds > > >============================================================================ >POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org >============================================================================ Sandra Kozub KcK Kennels http://iweb.tntech.edu/rkozub/kennel.htm ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================