As David and Martha Rinke attest, US Grand Victor Ch. Langenau's Watson did some changing as he grew. Some of the recent discussions as regards German Shepherd Dog puppies not changing as they grow sometimes makes a person wonder........ How come there always seems to be more show potential puppies than there are adult show dogs, I wonder? Something happened, didn't it? Between twelve weeks of age and two years? Something happened? What happened? I have been watching pups grow now for quite some time. In fact, a long time. And I frequently have had occasion to say to the pups I am watching grow, "What happened to you?" "Can't you read your pedigree?" "Why do you look like that?" =:-) Years back, as a new person, I asked Fred Migliore those questions. "What happened to the puppy between twelve weeks and two years?" "How come there are more show potential show pups than there are show dogs as adults?" He said: "If it were easy, everyone would have one"........ This is not easy folks.......... There is no instant gratification when breeding good German Shepherd Dogs. Sometimes being a good breeder of German Shepherd Dogs can be a very humbling experience. I think God must plan it that way......... Jane Kerner ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================