I have done several interviews on my blog (Inside the German Shepherd Dog's World) with both well known breeders (Marilyn & Dan Smith, Ann Schultz, Sue Witmer) and less prominent breeders who are successful in their own right (Gerald Roach, Dawn Restuccia, John and Nancy Vaught). I did this on purpose. Everyone knows about the well known breeders and their history, but few know of the lesser known breeders and I felt they had plenty to say and it was refreshing reading about it. I got many private positive letters from some readers that really enjoyed reading about the lesser known breeders. I think a "pat on the back" needs to be given to the smaller breeder and his contributions to the breed. Barbara ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================