Well, I'm not only unable to figure out how a thread starts with one thing and turns into something else, sometimes I'm not happy with the way those threads go. The last one, which started with a question about dogs being shown younger than they used to be, turned into an attack on judges...which was just what we were trying to avoid in the first place. I didn't respond to the long post because I had already said what I had to say on that subject...if people didn't pick things up in the middle we wouldn't have so many snotty attacks on one another (maybe). The witches and warlocks aren't waiting for Halloween, that's for sure! As for neutering baby puppies, I wouldn't do it for anything. We have lots of Cavalier breeders who advocate this, and I think they are nuts. I don't pretend to know whether it has any great bearing on how a dog turns out, but I sure know what happens to horses that are gelded too early...they never attain their beauty potential. So much for that. Think it's time for some popcorn, and a rest from the bad vibes coming off the list. Then maybe time for a late movie............ Peggy Carolyn wrote: >HMMMMmmmm I thought the discussion was about a "pet" puppy being shown????? >I've never been able to figure out how a post starts one way....and ends up >another >and the subject line stays the same. > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================