*so just what separates the good ones from the stars?* Simple answer? Opinion If I get a star, great, but that's not what I'm breeding for. I want an all around dog, and if he's just "good" in the show ring but has exemplary temperament, health, and can kick butt in the PERFORMANCE ring...that is my star. Some of the "stars" out there today you couldn't pay me to take home..they .couldn't do anything but gait around a ring...and IMO they don''t look pretty doing it. That's the nice thing about opinions...we can all have a different one. -- Jackie Marcato Shepherds Where beauty is found in function http://www.jackieshort.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================