I know tongue in cheek when I read it :-) And Ann certainly had her tongue firmly planted there:-) Stormy On Jul 27, 2009, at 7:57 PM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 7/27/2009 3:33:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > In 2007 we had 38 selects at our National. In 2008 we had 6 dogs > that > earned their AOE. We definitely need to make it harder and maybe no > one will > get their AOE in 2010. How about Herding Champion or maybe UDX, not > just a > measley CD or HT. > > > Would someone explain to me why we need to make it harder to enjoy > our > sport? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================