Someone has already said it but let me repeat handling GSDs is an athletic job. I am thankful for those that allow people like myself to continue in this breed that has become such a large part of my life. That said they should NOT win just because they are handlers. Almost every judge walks in the ring hoping that some kid will come in the ring with a star and allow that judge to be a hero and put him/her all the way. On the other hand any judge that puts a kid or rank amateur up just because of that does the breed a great disservice Fred Migliore ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================