Sometimes you have to drive out of your area to find a decent judge for your dog, one who appreciates what attributes your dog has. Doesn't do you any good to show a great moving sidegaiter to people who only appreciate breed type and clean coming and going. Sometimes the people you would like to show to aren't in your backyard judging. So you get in your car and drive. I like to go to different areas also because it give you more ideas as to what different dogs in different parts of the country are producing. I love going to California and see what's new. Cindy ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================