...and it just gives the "breeders" of the labadoodles, goldendoodles, pekadoodles, cockadoodles and whatever other kind of doodle they can come up with...validation and another reason to justify their designer dogs.... Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com --- On Thu, 1/21/10, pmick12 <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: pmick12 <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mixed Breeds To: pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 2:53 PM Paula, I think you've twisted some of the points people tried to make. Border Collies tend to be pretty superior in the agility ring........they are smart and fast, and do better than a lot of other breeds. Now please don't make a list of others breeds that do well, I already know lots of them do...have friends with lots of various breeds of dog that get all kinds of agility titles. The point is that if people can take a mix that really excells, there will be no need to try to win with a purebred.........this is a concern many who actually take part in these competitions have expressed....not an original thought with me or anyone else on this list. They aren't afraid of being bested...but if this stuff was conceived for purebred dog owners to do, it should be left to them. Bad enough AKC was willing to give titles to mutts in their own competitions...now they are going to compete with purebreds...whether they get their entries in or not isn't the point. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula Cooke" <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Mixed Breeds > If what you say holds true, then why would anyone fear being bested by a > mixed-breed dog, as has been mentioned on the List???? Are mixed-breed > dog owners better trainers than pure-bred dog owner????? ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================