When I first joined the Miami GSDC in the 1958s It had a huge membership..Mostly German...German Shepherds..Lots of members from Germany..Gorgeous imports back then before the cast backs..Well I couldnt pronounce the German names properly..Did I ever get it from the members..BUT being a secure person it didnt get me down (not at all) In 2 years I had the BEST DOGS IN MIAMI..Including the great import Champion Perle VRomerblut..and Champion Hessians Dark Amber and Ch. Doppelt tays Jerry who won a futurity..All as a new member and breeder..I won the respect by doing (not all were nice) but who cares I just did my thing and has some great friends..Success is the best equalizer..So stop listening to the negative and learn and do soon you will see a difference.. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================