In a message dated 10/21/06 12:04:15 PM, Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx writes: << So for the many folks attending, the dog should be shown off for their collective opinion... Otherwise you could stay home and save lots of money... JMO barb Williams >> I sure agree with this...if I spend the time and money to go to the National with or without a dog, I think it is only fair that a dog gets more than one pass. I can't believe out of 50 bitch specials she could only find 11 that deserved a second look....plus the crowd likes to see the dogs too!!!! And you have to see them all more than once! Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.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 ============================================================================