You can say that again, about breeding being a "special gift," but, please don't denigrate us buyers and exhibitors!! Did you ever try to buy a good one? Took me (just an "anyone," as you put it) 34 years for someone to give me one to show successfully! Thank heavens for breeders; I do not have the heart, the stomach, the eye, nor the talent to breed good ones, let alone bad ones!!! :-) :-) Paula, 373 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Barbara Amidon <amidon481@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [gsdshowlist] Congrats and Breeder Brags Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:22:12 GMT A big congrats to dennise holister for breeding such beautiful animals..Anyone can buy and show good ones but to breed them is a special gift..Barbara Amidon ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================