excellent response Paul!...I applaud your post!....Ed RivendellP <rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: No Kathy...you are quite right in your observation. But most of us have enough respect for the difficulty it takes to achieve a Championship...not to decry those dogs on a Conformation list. I have judged dogs of lesser quality but never once did I treat them anything other than a Champion. I still bring them into my ring one at a time and take them around twice while applauding at the same time. I may think the dog is not worthy to be a Champion but you would never notice or hear it from my words or actions. Whether or not they deserve to be a Champion of Record is a moot point...for they are and it was no less difficult...actually probably harder...of a journey to get there than the best of the best. It is respect for that journey and the title I applaud. Paul Ch's are dogs of outstanding merit, all equally wonderful, all equally worthy? I have to respectfully disagree, there are some that make you go ...."HUH?" Kathy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================