This is a thread that is hard to answer..I know of a person who gave his dog to a handler and it finished after 68shows????He was happy he had a Champion whether great or mediocre..IT MADE THE PERSON HAPPY..Some will show a few times and if the dog is not winning will stop..This is strictly individual..I dont know of many that show to make the studs ROM..They MAY have great progeny that should finish and maybe that is the reason.mOST STUD DOG OWNERS wouldnt want to have the progeny shown unless it were good enough..As everyone seems to have opinions as to a good or great dog ..It still should be what makes someone happy..I know of some who wont finish a good animal because they didnt breed it..Again everyone thinks differently..Usually a good handler will tell the client if it would be hard finishing an animal if they are not doing some winning..But if you dont GET OUT AND SHOW how would you know..Barbara Amidon www.amber-german-shepherds.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================