Mary-Anne writes: "Also you'll still need a professional handler at the German shows..." Ed, I have to add another comment... You'll find plenty of "politics" when playing in the German shows. Sorry, but it's true. When I was involved in equestrian sports, it was the same--major politics. And, talk about cut throat! I think you'll find politics in most competitive sports or activities. Just the way it is... Paulette ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary-Anne" <versatilegsds@xxxxxxxxx> To: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 5:32 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Getting majors Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Also you'll still need a professional handler at the German shows - just = one that can run forever Learned that at my first Sieger Show this = year and if you don't get the right handler , well..... Mary-Anne -----Original Message-----=20 From: Sally Hayden=20 Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:50 PM=20 To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx=20 Cc: grnram415@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l=20 Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Getting majors=20 Ed=20 Surely you don't think all the German dogs "turn out"? Sally www.embroiderybysally.org On Oct 31, 2011, at 3:28 PM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > We've killed the goose that lai d the Golden eggs......I'm looking = into showing at the German Style shows, I think you can show your own = dog.....I don't want to pay thousands of dollars ever again for dogs = that don't turn out ( or dogs that do turn out, but I never had that = experience).....don't want to get into any more fights at the airport = shipping adult dogs, don't want to hunt the country looking for = knowledgeable and fair judges....still enjoy going to AKC style shows = but I'm pretty sure I've turned the page on participating...looking = foward to my next chapter in dogs...Ed=20 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================