I don't know that it is "important" to own a star.... but it sure is a lot of fun. The important part of owning any dog is in knowing and appreciating the qualities that each brings to your soul. Eventually, each animal is a "star" in your memory. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 11:17:15 -0400 > From: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx > To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] "He's no star" > > Overheard at a dog show................"He's a nice one, probably even a > good one, but he's no star!" Hmmmmm...............so just what > separates the good ones from the stars? And just how important is it to > own a star? Can we be satisfied with just owning a good one? Is this > what drives us as breeders......to be happy to produce the good ones, > but won't rest until we produce the star? Barbara ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================