I agree Zoe, it did take forever to get the Amateurs judged. Two amateurs we had, it was their first dog shows, they were parked a long distance away, and I chose to wait on them. You know every one has to learn the ropes. The other problem was two professional handlers did not get the dogs to ringside on time for amateurs to show them. I believe we started at 9:00 a.m. We also had one of the largest Am. entries, no not a lot, but still a nice entry, and I am sorry you had a 15 hour drive home, but that is dog shows. By the way those amateurs we waited on are still showing gsd's. One locally and joined our club. Sometime we have to sacrifice a little but in the end it is worth it. Gail ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================