This IS a very mysterious malady that seems to affect any competition dog at one time or another during their career....whether conformation show, herding trials, agility, etc. I think it has been around long enough that we need to come up with a term for it!! Obviously it seems to be more prevelant when a Competition is farther, more expensive, more important for their career or the last competition of the season and the last chance for a win for a while, or the perfect judge for that dog. Oddly it never seems to affect a family pet that is never entered in any kind of competition!! SoOOoo the name of this weird malady should include any term tied in with competing. examples: 0-Catt ( Zero competition at this time ) Weffo ( Wasted entry form filled out ) Oocs ( Out of competition syndrome ) Mona ( Make owner nuts ailment ) or my husbands all time favorite..... Pas ( p-ss and surrender ) <G> Meantime........CONGRATULATIONS Denise!! <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com Today at Agathon Kennel Club, Chopper went WD for another point, owner handled for a total of 7pts., one major. Chopper is formally known as Bleibtreu's Ransom of Coda,CGC, (Bailey x Coda's Cherry Blossom ROM.) He is bred by Don and Ingrid Smith, and Sharon Polifrone. Chop spend the summer herding, and despite the confusion of his handler, passed the HT. I'm not much into hype, but I do love this dog, and he's got some handsome kids on the ground. Phoenix missed her debut in the ring today because of a mysterious incident. She limped for 10 days and she seemed just find when I let her out of the crate after the show:( Denise WilliamsChopper, Chase, Phoenix and Flare ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================