I even noticed while in Colorado a lot of people wandering around while a specialty show was going on. ANYWAY, somebody could step up and push the idea, maybe a pronouncement from the board? Just have the PC really encourage it? Seems as if it would be doing the education thing AND truly do some education. Stormy On Jan 5, 2009, at 2:34:56 PM, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 1/5/09 1:51:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, vande001@xxxxxxxxx writes: > I don't know, I think that doing it at a specialty show is easier, but is > it really necessary? perhaps it's our weather or lifestyle or whatever out here, but the parks where our shows are held are generally well used by the public. many times, a number of people will go to the stewards to get info and the stewards are simply too busy. if these folks, who are just out at the park on a nice day, actually saw a sign that said, "meet the breed", they would have someone's full attention; someone who could offer explanations, information and answer questions. it doesn't COST anything and, if it reaches one family, it certainly seems worth it. jmo, diane ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================