Probably not Mastiffs, but the top Cockers are all handled by professionals. I don't know what anyone's rates are, but Cocker handlers, like GSD handlers, are pretty much a breed apart......most of them don't handle any breed other than Cockers. The few that do are usually doing it on a one-dog basis, not handling other breeds across the board. They also do a lot of all-breed shows, and the very best are often group winners or higher...so there are bonuses to think about, too. As for breed magazines, I have no idea what the Mastiff magazine looks like, or even if there is one, but for many years, the Cocker Spaniels' official magazine has had no lack of advertising...by owners, by handlers, any way you want to put it. They also publish photos of specialty winners regularly. Now..the magazine IS in black and white...lots of the advertising is not full or even half page, but sort of like classified ads...some people have run contract ads for years...and all the handlers advertise in every issue. I used to get that magazine in the mail...it has regular columnists, lots of news, tons and tons of photos, lots of advertising.........and nobody bitched about there not being enough information in it. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jodi Distilli" <djdistilli@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Do Cockers and Mastiffs/other breeds with very large turnout of ads for > their monthly publications have handler's fees like we do. > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================