Great post Carol and I agree. The people on this list or elsewhere who states consistently to the public that only German lines that can do Shutzhund and be a working dog is doing nothing but brain washing the public. These people are so full of what makes the grass grow green (s__t). If they like the German lines that is fine but they need to quit talking about American lines that they really know nothing about. The German lines also have as many health problems as the American lines. We need to work to unbrainwash the public and let them know that the American lines are capable of whatever the german lines are capable of doing if trained to do so. Its a fact not all German or American dogs are capable of doing Shutzhund work. Its a fact that we need to educate the public. Louie ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================