I would gladly pay $75, or even a bit more, to present my dog, to the Fancy, in the Parade of Greats, but, I will NOT pay the $5,000+ three different handlers have told me I would need to pay, up front, for them to put a Select on my dog. No thanks. I don't have THAT much fun at the National!! I will stick with handlers who do their best with my dog, period. So, Mike, you are right....It is my fault that my dog isn't eligible for the Parade of Greats. What was I thinking??? Other Parent Clubs have beautiful presentations at their Nationals of the top 20-25 dogs in the breed each year. Those owners do feel recognized and appreciated. I will never do this with a GSD, again. Paula, 219 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- > *From:* Sally Hayden <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Sunday, March 4, 2012 9:16 AM > *Subject:* [ SHOWGSD-L ] > > A Fee of $75 will be charged to cover cost of Rosettes and Page in the > National Catalogue. Dog Must attend National to get Rosette � no > Rosettes will be mailed > ++++++++++++++++++++++ > > $75 - what a slap in the face > -- > Sally > > www.embroiderybysally.org > German Shepherds & Cardigan Corgis ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================