The futurity is morphing away from its original purpose as a breeders showcase. It is coming to someplace else to jockey for position................ I was talking to someone yesterday and we were going back to the times when there were 20-30 dogs in each class and your eye's had something to compare breeding's to. It is great to "get wood" when you have beaten 10-20 other dogs to get it, a bit bittersweet when there is only 3 in a class. Would eliminating the pro handlers bring any of you back out to show in the futurities that are not now? Would you be willing to either show or have a friend show your dog...just another breeder you could exchange the favor with? Or is the win so much the be all end all, because if it is, we need to change the thought of this being the breeder showcase..........Molly ************************************************************* Well Molly...........I love my friends dearly and would defend them to the end.........but not one of them can run or present a dog one iota better than I can myself....... <G>..........and I am PRETTY PITIFUL!!! <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================