HAHAHA. The place an animal proves its worth is in the breeding...not necessarily in the show ring. If you have the right pedigree and make the right breeding choices, the animal will prove its worth, all right. Showing has very little to do with it, if any. Look at some of the ROM bitches...some were never shown, others were shown but never won a thing. Keep studying. Peggy MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx wrote: >As much as other people in the breed? Certainly not. But I still study and >try and learn from them. I just couldn't bring myself to breed an animal that >hasn't proven its worth. Just my preference I guess. > > ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================