Better that the owners of the mixed breeds should be "upset because they can't play that day"?? All dogs are equal. Apparently, some of you think purebreds are more equal. We all have a right to our own opinions. My opinion is that ALL people should be able to have fun showing and working with dogs. Maybe Phyllis Newkirk or Wayne Pacelle would be happy to help you keep the mixes out of competition with "Special" dogs. Paula, 263 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- From: ejdegen@xxxxxxx Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:45:36 EST Subject: Re: Mixed Breeds .....................................When I cannot enter AKC agility trials with my purebred dogs because the trials are FULL and mixed breed dogs are running while I stay home, I will be upset. I don't care how fast or slow that mixed breed dog will be, I will be upset because I cannot play that day....not because I mind competing with them. There are already a LOT of mixed breeds competing in agility with "false" ILPs. They claim to be purebred and obviously are not. The only thing really good that I see coming from allowing mixed breeds to compete is hopefully they won't be getting "false" ILPs and competing for breed standings anymore. Julie Degen ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================