I love the sport of showing dogs. I have learned a lot from my dogs, and from the dog show people. All life lessons are important, even if at first you think of it as a bad experience. You can turn it around and make it work for you. And yes, the more I know people, the more I love dogs. Dogs are honest and loyal, can't say that about all the dog people <G>. I want to send a public thank you to my real friends. I came home to find 6 emails with words of caution. It seems a few "friends" are "concerned" about me showing Tania, and the possibility of me acting as an agent, in direct conflict with my AKC judge's status. All these "friends" could've called me, if they were really that "concerned". I was born at night, but not last night <G>. Fret not and rest assured, dear "friends" as I am not only Tania's biggest fan, her personal trainer and groomer, and her most dedicated promoter, I am also her co-owner. To my real friends, Thank You for your friendships and concerns. Thank You Iza, we are having lots of fun both in the breed and herding rings. I guess if Tania was not winning, and wasn't as nice as she is, this wouldn't be an issue..........this past weekend was a very hairless situation, but such is life when you show dogs.......one thing for sure, you could see this black bitch structure......LOL Now maybe others can go on and worry about their own problems and get a life. Ileana I go to dog shows to have fun, otherwise I can go to work ;-) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================