oddly enough, people will spend tons of money on their hobbies like hunting, fishing vacationing and wow you can't believe what people spend on boating and race cars as just a few examples etc...... I showed Quarter horses for a long time from youth on up...............holy crap is that a ton of money. Just the silver stuff and outfits alone were extremely costly ,,,,,I wonder if that has declined through the years. I can't put my finger on why people will spend the money on other hobbies, but not showing dogs ?? Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================