In some instances "really showy" or "Up ' is a nice term for nervous, uncertain, and unsound. Who was it that coined the phrase "flying on the wings of fear" ?? HOWEVER there are MANY very natural showdogs, showoffs, that absolutely LOVE the ring and all things about it...not exhibiting ANY nerves in any situation, that FLY because of great work ethic and desire to please. We are happy to be owned by some of them like Ch. Nitro, and his sons Ch. Levi, Oakley, his daughter Sensation, another bitch which many have seen , Callie, our 1/2 German rocket, and a whole new generation of Nitro grand progeny coming up.....we expect dogs that love to show, and we get it....SANS nerves, SANS unsoundness. Showmanship and love of GO with sound nerves does exist...we see it everyday in our own dogs. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com PUP-DATED: JAN 19, 2008 HOME OF: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WE SUPPORT DRUG AND DYE TESTING ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================