Barbara...you and Stormy have to look at he other side.....The owner of the GV The owner has either purchased or bred this great dog and spent time training this dog to compete for his championship big$$$$$$$ and now thathe is a Champion, tey havespent big $$$$ advertising him and not just counted on bitch owners lining up at their door to breed to this male.....he is then conditioned, advertised and shown to keep in in condition to run around that big ring...He is kept healthy, fed properly and taken to the Natinal where his handler will get quite a large fee for taking him all the way to GRAND VICTOR the owner alsopays their expenses and handlers expenses(or part of them) and then advertises hi great og as the current GV.....all of this cost many many $$$$$$$$ f you were the owner of this great dog, would you be willing to go around the country with this dog, and give up the manystud fees that would help reimburse you for the mant thousands of dollard you have spent to make this dog a Grand Victor? Judy judsohngsd@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> Cc: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 10:29 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Do we ask enough of our Grand Victors? LOVE that idea Stormy! What an excellent way to show goodwill and to show the world that we have the best breed in the world! So what does the PC think of this idea? Best, Barbara Stormy435@xxxxxxx wrote: > I'll take it one question further, Barbara. The Westminster BIS > travels the country for the good of Dogs and for good causes of dogs. > Gets on T.V., on the media. Could we ask the GV/GVx to do some > publicity for GSDCA and for the dogs? How would that work? Of > course, I see it as a great way to have good publicity against the > rampant BSL and anti-dog legislation, but just for the good of GSDCA > and the German Shepherd Dog breed... > > > Stormy > In a message dated 10/3/08 10:19:47 AM, uwish@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > > >> Do we ask enough of our >> Grand Victors or is his one performance on that one day enough for him >> to wear the crown of glory? Just look how many more stud services this >> dog has generated for this one title. Does one win truly make one a >> Grand Victor? Best, Barbara > > > > > > > /**~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^*~^**/ > *http://www.FairhopeGSD.com* > *Dogs love is different. It requires no return.* > > > > ************** > New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, > Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! > (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================