"...We have the greatest breed in the entire world and there is much talk about breeding for the total dog. While we may not have the time or money to obtain titles in several arenas with the same dog, the dog should be CAPABLE of doing it.... ...So now I've come back to my original point - a dog that meets the standard should be able to do it ALL." Good post Kelly! :-) I think it comes down to what attribute(s) are you willing to skimp on, because of the difficulty of getting it all in one package. It's challenging for a person to find a dog to do more than one activity/sport. GSD owners aren't alone in this challenge, other breeds have it too. Except maybe the Foo-Foo breeds who only have to be cute & lap size.. whooops.. that's 2 attributes in one package... never mind... ;-) Diane ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================