It is no more lame than the Parent club web-site not having any information for people new to the breed. Get real it is hard to get enough people to hang around to put the gear away let alone Talk dogs. Terry GrnRam415@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 12/17/2006 9:35:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: We all have been in the position of appearing to be rude when someone wants to talk dogs when your dog is in the ring. Or in the position that the questions being asked have taken you a lifetime to figure out and you no longer have the energy to answer them the way they should be. If you no longer have the energy to answer questions, maybe you shouldn't be showing. Sorry, but that is lame. The issue with people asking questions when you have a dog in the ring is valid. I would suggest that new folks find the set-ups at the shows and approach handlers/breeders at the set-up, after they are done showing. People are much more likely to talk when they are relaxed. And, that is when they love to show off their dogs and talk pedigrees. That has been my experience anyway. Laura Thomas www.treasureranchgsds.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================