You didn't read my post carefully.You are in a position to take advantage of your situation as you live in the area..but driving in from 20+ hours away to avoid shows in your own area because you have to compete against more dogs tells me you know the dog needs less competion.You don't need to drive all over Hell's half acre to show a great one..you could show where you live(if the judges at the all-breed shows would appreciate him) or you could go some place with larger entries so that you could test the waters to see how you compete with more dogs in the competition. No need to read into something meanings that don't exist. C.Grainger > [Original Message] > From: Fran Henry <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 7/10/2006 3:25:57 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mediocre > > > Say, I had my heart set on > > finishing a dog I knew was mediocre( which would only happen if I were > > desperate)..I would drag him to BFE, someplace like Montana..Idaho or South > > Dakota..where it takes 7 dogs to make a major.. and try to get him finished > > with competition that could be equally as mediocre > > Gosh, some of us LIVE in BFE!! Guess that means we have to fly our dogs to > more cosmopolitan areas in order not to have our champions considered > mediocre!! > > Fran in Denver > > > ============================================================================ > 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 ============================================================================