Melissa You have come so far and have so much to be proud of and I know your parents are proud too...being "picked on" because of typos and grammar is so petty no matter what your age is. We are supposed to be here to support our young people in our breed and making a big deal out of spelling and grammar at your age is totally ridiculous. We are fortunate that YOU have a sense of humor about it; if it was me that the criticism was thrown at at your age, I'd have said "forget it...these people don't want to support me...they are too worried about how I spell and punctuate"....I'd have been gone from the list. You just enjoy having fun in this wonderful sport, keep your grades up (and none of us is perfect) and I know we will see more of you as the years go by....don't be afraid to post and I sure don't care if you spell correctly or not *smile*.....we aren't on this list to be tested :-) Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================