yes, they will - summer is a good example. we tend to forget that every single one of us, without exception, once went to our first show and showed our first dog. i'm glad evan took the positive approach with summer. imagine how involved she might be now if, instead of encouraging her and giving her a pup to show, he'd simply said, "oh, you'll get dumped, this is political, the entry is padded, it's too hard, people are mean, the judges are crooked, etc. etc. etc." again, if people would stop whining and, instead, bring a friend to a show, make it FUN for them, give them a young dog to work with, ENCOURAGE them to become involved in what can be such a rewarding hobby, things might just change for the better. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 8/1/2010 9:06:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: Encourge people and they will be there. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================