In a message dated 4/14/2005 8:20:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, skozub@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Thank you, Christine. The statement below is the reason that I have some objection to supporting the WDA. There is an old saying, "a house divided among itself cannot stand" , true also with the PC/WDA. Personally we shouldn't CARE what bloodlines someone chooses to show, work or trial, whether in the conformation ring or SchH or whatever. It is whatever dogs suit the task at hand the best for an individual. Why the intolerance? I know full well there are American dogs who have and can do SchH and protection work, own one that would be ideal, but has excelled as a conformation dog (Thank you Boss) however his "manstopping " ability is unquestionable. I also know of imports that would easily be champions here. Why does it matter what dogs any kennel uses, isn't it more important to use dogs good enough and tempermentally/physically sound enough to get the job done. Lineage is an aside. Kathy Finest in American Show & German Importing WEBSITE UPDATED: MARCH 21, 2005 _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================