I liked reading Donna's post and her admonitions were true. I hate to admit it, but when The List got ugly (regarding Westminster), I just started deleting posts. Lovey and Lenny won the breed at the MOST prestigious show in the US--implications and innuendos tried to make that win less glorious. YOU CAN NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN. Case in point and I can only speak from experience: I learned to become thick- skinned when BIS Select CH Plainbrfownwrapper v Jada-Edan became famous. People like to take away happiness. and I don't know why. I remember going to shows where Punky was being shown (by Henry and Leslie) and being told by other exhibitors AND an occasional handler that since Punky was here, they might as well go home. (HEY! I paid my entry fee just like everyone else!) Better than that, I actually received anonymous hate mail (against Punky)! Isn't that unreal? I learned to be thick-skinned and ignore the bs. SOOOOOOO--to Lovey, Lenny and the Fasanos--BIG congratulations. Don't be hurt. Be BETTER than that! Go out and do some more winning! Penny in NC ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================