All this talk of the dogs of the past and I pulled out a Review from May 1965. There is a photo of Jazz and Judd. Interesting thing, with the recent comments about the cost of showing and owner handled VS pro handled, about half the adds list a professional handler. Some names I recognize like "A. Mesdag" with Ch. Volker v. Alexyrvo Hof. Some I don't like "Fred Olson" with Ch. Chief of Jorene or "Theodore V. Michael" with Jardo's Gustave. There is a beautiful black, Normlee's Black Shadow agent is Jack La Rou. Point is, there were many professional handlers then as well as today. Cost is relative, I'm sure the .25 cents a gallon for gas was outrageous then just like the $2.00 plus is today. People change, times change. I wonder how many women worked full time then as now. Our priorities overall have changed. Rather than try to blame it on something or someone maybe we concentrate on how to change it? Dee Lauffer ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================