said in another post"...anyone can buy a good one...." Not so, unless of course they are two years old and you pay in the five figures.? Selecting a star that is under three months of age takes "an eye" and a great deal of knowledge. Having selected two that went multiple Select and were babies when purchased, I like to think that there is?a lot of experience?involved.? Further, training, conditioning and showing those babies to adulthood and top show?careers is not something just anyone can do.? I loved the dogs I purchased every bit as much as I loved the dogs I bred.? My emotions were exactly the same whether or not they carried my kennel name.? Further more, some of my very favorte dogs had no titles at all...love and pride come from the relationship with the animal itself, the rest is just?fluff. Helen ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================