My husband and I drag race all summer long. A drum of race gas which lasts about 3 weeks is $800.00Cdn. The motorhome was $40000, the car trailer was $15000, we have about $35000 in the car. No racing isn't cheaper but while I would love the feeling that showing my dog will give me, I don't think that it will compete with staging and launching a car and having the front tires come 2 feet off the ground and beating the faster car to the finish line. That's INSTANT gratification whereas with the dog, I'm on a slow learning curve. We're planning on selling the race car after the next season and perhaps then we can concentrate on shows (if I can get my husband as addicted to the dogs as I am) and trialling. Mary-Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally" <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:27 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] spending money I can't put my finger on why people will spend the money on other hobbies, but not showing dogs ?? +++++++++++++++++++++++++ What I hear others say and my own feeling is that a lot of the fun has gone out of showing dogs So who wants to spend a lot of money on a hobby that is not fun. Sally www.embroiderybysally.com (new) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================