Sally, Pete actually went to one show in Houston.....MANY years ago! I swore after that one he would NEVER go again. Amy and I had our rountine...........get in the room Friday night and get it all set up. Sunday,after the show, back the van up to the room and DUMP the stuff in the van, once we got home......get the dogs and the stuff we needed out of the van.......and gave ourselves 24 hours to dump the rest of the van. Well, Pete showed up..........Sunday morning early he was seen carrying dirty clothes across the parking lot to the van, dropping out undies as he walked.The van HAD to be loaded accept the dogs before the show started! Pete was seen running around the ring holding his pocket protector and hollering at Spunky Sr. Randy Chesnut was setting with us and asks "What the H*LL is he doing??????????" We get home and the van HAD to be unloaded within 20 minutes of getting home!He is never allowed to go again...........Mo >I got my first dog in 1971 my husband went to the local all breed show >that year- shook his head and has never gone to another. He loves our 2 >house dogs but wishes the rest would disappear. > Sally ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================