I have been on the list a long time and I really do not recall that being said maybe alluded to but we all know that some of the highest Selects and Grandvictors/victrixes and done well at All Breeds. Like any show, sometimes the good ones are there and it is exciting and other times, not so much (Specialty & All Breed Alike! ). I prefer specialties always have for many reasons. I do however show at all breeds but can tell you I want the big specialty ring win first or at least within the campaign. If it were me, and I thought my dog was good enough I would simply show it off in the big ring amongst my peers...I do that myself a lot. Many times I do nothing, sometimes a nice placing and other times, nice big wins when showing at the nationals.... The reason is... FABULOS Competition. I don't always agree with the dogs that are put up but, generally the best of the best is there and then I can compare in my mind, not the judges not the guy sitting next to me (the judges generally get the better ones up to the top of the class) , what I have and what I don'tm compared to the rest. And most importantly where I might want to breed next. What I find is, people are not stupid, if you have a good dog even if the judge does not like it, people will see it and appreciate it and look it up.... And there are lots of judges at the Nationals JMHO Deb In a message dated 6/1/2011 9:34:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx writes: How many times on this list have people implied or said outright that dogs shown at all breeds are inferior to those shown at specialties? Who would want to show their all breed dog at the National, or any specialty, if that's what is thought of our dogs? Diane Sent from my iPhone============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================