Barbara, so many different circumstances go into this each dog/owner has to be seen as individual situations. Breeders of long standing with young dogs waiting in the kennel may pull a dog faster than an owner with one dog with whom he is having fun and is showing the dog from puppyhood to championship. And there are circumstances everywhere in between. I think those who think that if you can't finish a dog in 10 or so showings, should just quit with that dog has to be considering their own situation, not the many others who have different situations and different reasons for trundling to dog shows. JMO Stormy In a message dated 11/19/07 6:52:22 AM, uwish@xxxxxxxxxx writes: <BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CI> Another breeder and I were discussing different champions recently. One > well known dog came up in our discussion and he said to me that dog was > shown over 35 times to finish his championship. How true this is, I > don't know. Upon further discussion, I wondered how many times is too > long of a time for a dog to be shown and he's not finished yet. > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================