It's obvious that we are very passionate about our views: after teaching for 24 years, I've learned one thing--you can't shove your personal viewpoint down someone else's throat. I started in obedience. It was something I could do with my dog--left turn, right turn--yeah I can follow instructions. From there, I grew to LOVE the breed ring. I have an appreciation for dogs that are put together correctly. They don't need to be double handled, raced a million miles an hour to cover up a fault or drugged because of poor temperament. They are correct--and if given a chance, the GOOD ones would walk through fire for their owners! I don't know (or want to know) Linda Shaw. But if her drawings are good, we should consider ourselves lucky to have them. I appreciate a good artist. Syd did an oil portarait of Punky--I could never express to you in words how this picture makes me feel EVERY time I look at it! Life's too short--we should try to get along. Penny in NY Penny & Bill Landsend Kennels Since 1974 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================