At the Fort Worth Specialty show this year, Eugene Thompson of Heidelberg had his co-owners pull all their dogs...I think there were 15 or so. The judge didn't make it in, and we had to sub the judge with Dorothy Nichols. So they pulled. (Either because of the judge or they were scared away by the huge ring!) ;) No consideration for how much it takes to put on a specialty show, and how poor regional clubs tend to be. None. Pulled every single dog and asked for refunds of their entries, which of course we had to give. I felt these actions were extremely inconsiderate, and unsportsmanlike. I hope there may be someone with one of his dogs lurking on this list who will see that this ISN'T the way things work, and that WASN'T the right thing to do. Please if you are going to pull for a judge change or another reason that entitles you to your entry, let the club keep your entry fees. It's not their fault. Cyndy Davis _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================