...unlike most newbies the first two show dogs I ever bought 11 years ago, a brother-sister pair whelped in Canada by Audrey Marsh sired by the late great GV CH. Mar Haven's Color Guard turned out pretty good ,the Male was Boss' first American and Canadian Champion, the bitch will be in next month's Review as a new ROM...what have I done since?..lol..not much...spent a hell of a lot of money....perhaps I just need to get rid of Basu...Art Sinclair where are you!!!!!!....maybe I'm not a true newbie, in 1970 my dad showed Great Danes...he thought judges played too many games, he quit showing in 1971 and never ever attended another dog show...however when I was showing my male before he reached his Championship I got frustrated with all the RWDs, I told my dad I was going to quit showing, my dad encouraged me to keep going, that advice really surprised me...I did , the rest is history...I miss my dad....Ed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================