Um, beg to differ: Agility: numerous leg, back and rear injuries Coursing: many suffer sprains and fractures and cuts Schutzhund: neck, back and joint injuries Hunting: sprains, fractures but not as severe as above I have been an active participant in all but agility and have seen/dealt with these injuries myself. That said, I really cried when I saw poor Barbaro flailing and still trying to run the race. So darn sad for everyone. Cynthia TLSGSD@xxxxxxx wrote: difference is - usually we don't risk injuring our dogs with what we do. --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================