Thanks Sally. Why would anyone, especially a new person, continue to do anything that wasn't "fun?" There must be some reward. What "reward" do we offer new people to our conformation ring?" Helen Franklin -----Original Message----- From: Sally <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> To: Helen Franklin <HelenFranklin520@xxxxxxx> Helen You are so correct! That is one of the things missing from dog shows. FUN. those are the things that use to be done, now too many times a person drives in shows drives home and a couple weeks later gets a big bill . To keep people involved there has to be fun Sally __,_._,___ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================