I am sorry to hear that you were disappointed in the March Review. If I were to compare it to the best (or even average) Reviews of the past 30+ years, I would be disappointed, too. But I am comparing it only to the Reviews of the past couple of years, some of which I have immediately tossed in the trash. I enjoyed the Randall article very much. While I knew the early spay/neuter stuff, this gave me an article I could share with puppy buyers. I think all of our performance dogs are awesome. While conformation is my first love as a venue, I am personally more impressed by a German Shepherd who can do something in addition to displaying a nice side gait. There were more names on the Membership page than in some recent Reviews. I know that made Dania smile! Her job has been so tough lately. It was fun to look at the Futurity/Maturity/Specialty ads and dream about what is coming up soon. While financial reports bore me, we all need to be aware of the financial status of the club right now. The ad on the back took my breath away and led me immediately to Barbara's website. I found the dogs there very interesting, especially since I am planning my second German/American show line breeding at this time. I guess David said it best in his beautifully introspective article, "Perspective is everything". I stand by my praise for the March Review. Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockshepherds.com Home of Working Champions ----- Original Message ---- From: Barbara Amidon <amidon481@xxxxxxx> To: zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Wed, March 9, 2011 4:35:31 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] March Review Hi do I get the same review..There was nothing in it..Performance dogs but hardly any ads????Barbara Amidon ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================