I am going to try and answer Evan's pointed questions: (My answers will be in parentheses.) Penny in NC I do wonder who uses the data in the Red Book to plan a breeding? (Many people I know find the Redbook a very useful tool. These are the people who are true students of the breed.) I wonder who shows at futurities and why? (People show in futurities to strut their super dogs and sometimes super egos. When I show at the futurity, it is because the breeder from whom I have bought a dog wants me too. Otherwise, I don't enter.) (It's a match!) I wonder who is going to keep up a program that does not seem to be of much value? (That's easy. The big-time breeders and some handlers--it isn't often that the latter can get the big bucks for a match.) I wonder who is going to show up at a National if the airlines will not take a dog? (Again, easy. The people who live within driving distance will show.) I wonder what Summer did with the wood she got at the futurity this year? (Can't help you there!) I wonder who put the ram in the ramalana ding dong. (The same one who put the bop in the bop shoo bop shoo bop.) Not that there is anything wrong with that. (There is NEVER anything wrong with expressing an opinion.) Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================