In a message dated 7/10/2006 4:45:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx writes: If someone drives 20 hrs. for a major thats their business...doesnt mean the dogs is of crappy quality...or "avoiding" other shows... It would be a great combination of going west for a vacation in beautiful country, plus showing my dog.. As Evan says "there nothing wrong with that" :>))))))) Patty is certainly correct. Sometimes when your dog is ready to show in Texas, there are few shows because of the heat. Or sometimes you have a animal y ou want to take out to other places because you really like him(her) and you want to show him off. Carol ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================