Evan, You are admittedly one of the nicest people to newcomers in the area. That is without question and I applaud you for it. We too, love and welcome the public and new comers. However, I don't know to what Southern Cali you refer, but over the years I have seen the treatment of newcomers be anything but "encouraging" . We have seen people and their dogs , new to the American show ring, berated, and belittled. We have seen them given the cold shoulder. I would only encourage a new comer in the area to go, if he or she were under the protective wing of you, or perhaps Ken and Myself, to keep away the stuffy, nasty people. There are handling classes in the area, we used to attend, but don't anymore for the same reason... a little "coven", and most are not welcome...not even us old guys. LOL So be it. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com <http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/>* *CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBsCH. Victory's Leviathan **Kappo von Eisenwerk* *RBIF Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef* *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 7:22 AM, <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: > It would seem that I am influenced by being in Southern California, and > showing in Northern California and Arizona. > > You find those around the ring, and in the ring so friendly, and willing > to help. The exhibitors here are friendly and if there is someone new, > they > are there to encourage and give a hand. > > I guess it must be different in other parts of the country, but it sure > isn't nasty or hostile here. As a matter of fact, when you do hear > someone > say something less than kind, they are usually corrected. > > Maybe it isn't just the weather, but the attitude. We welcome the new > people and encourage everyone. And, yes, after the shows we all go out to > eat > together, and share stories. > > That must be why I am still in the sport. > > It isn't just the Rose Parade, the West seems to welcome everyone,and > encourage the fun in the ring. Tomorrow the shows start in San Diego, > and I am > looking forward to seeing all my friends. Summer and her family will be > there, I will see Tom and Vivian, Pat and Celeste, Sharlonna, Jerry > Graham, > Dave Coleman, and so many others will attend, and what more could you ask? > There might even be some good dogs there. > > Evan L. Ginsburg > > > In a message dated 3/20/2014 11:30:04 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > roxyjoefrankie@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Standing ring side the remarks people made I wanted to walk away and > vomit. > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ > > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================