In a message dated 3/11/2005 10:27:43 PM Mountain Standard Time, GStiefferm@xxxxxxx writes: > I was so mad/sad/tiered/and/heart broke that I started to cry > walking out of the ring.I don't have a big head but I know I don't suck. > Because > I have bet many handle in the All Breed ring and in the Specialty ring. > These > judges discuss me! >> Elizabeth: Nobody likes to lose. But if you can turn that around in your mind to "I didn't win that day", it might help. If you showed to the best of your ability and did a good job, you didn't lose. Look at a large Specialty show: lots of really good handlers and really good dogs, but only one from each sex will get the points that day, though all think they are (and may be) deserving. Maybe it's a fault of the system that there is only one winner, but it's also what makes to so special when you do win. Hang in there! Sharon CODA GERMAN SHEPHERDS ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================