So, does any person on this List actually think that someone, at a show, is going to walk up to you and tell you your dog is crippled? The dog at the end of your lead? Try going to an AKC show, out of your area where no one knows you, without your dog and ask the folks at ringside about the GSD today. I am not talking about the GSD ring but the other rings. Ask the handlers, too. I think you will leave with a new perspective on what non-GSD breeders think. Not that it probably really matters because they aren't breeding GSDs. Just a thought. Barb Hively - PA DNA. It's what makes a white, a German Shepherd ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================