> Mediocre champions...interesting oxymoron. Sorta like "giant shrimp". I > think it begs the question; mediocre compared to what? A nationals quality > dog is > definitely a superior animal, and probably relatively rare, compared to > the > considerable number of German shepherds that make up the base (so to > speak) of > our breed. . Shalom, Syd Well, we seem to have concluded another discussion by entrenching ourselves in our positions. Not a bad thing and a lot of good things to consider. It occurred to me that my opinions, as right as I think they might be, are really moot anyway. I do not decide what is a worthy dog - AKC does. We have a system to make that determination, and we all play by those rules - like them or not. So, I suppose I will continue to show dogs and let the points fall where they may within that system. Imperfect? Of course, just like we who use it. Dave ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================