I respectfully disagree with the statement that junior dogs must live with the junior handler in order for the junior and the dog to be a competitive team. Ariel was not able to have a GSD at home with her family yet she did VERY well with the two dogs she co-owned who lived with me. Her first junior dog was a finished champion who was thrilled to be back on the show circuit. Ariel had talent, which helped, and the dog LOVED dog shows, was bright, trainable (Ariel had him walking into a stack and holding his stand for bait) and not dog aggressive. Together the 2 of them went Best Junior at Eastern Dog Club in Boston - a very prestigious win with. LARGE junior entry (80 or more). So, it can be done. Laurie Pruett (a former junior mentor whose junior grew up to be a damn good handler)l ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================