Jackie when you finish your first dog you will be tied with me! And I've been lurking around the show ring since 96. And I've been quitting for the past 10 years but one thing or another keeps me thinking if I could just get one more championship. And I really do enjoy the dogs I have now but I'd like to do it one last time. Lol what a dumb ass lol I just can't take "no" for an answer. My initial goal was to have more AKC champions than ex- wives. Looks like that will not happen. Lol ..... Well at least I have the Oakland Raiders. Lol. FB Sent from Xfinity Connect Mobile App -----Original Message----- From: Jackie Short-Nguyen To: Cc: showgsd Sent: April 3, 2014 at 3:00 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: RE; Eh?? WHY DOG SHOW ENTRIES DECLINE I'm youngish...28. I was told I'd never last, and I'm still around. Hoping to be celebrating my first champion this weekend....entirely owner handled. Was told owner handling was a waste of time and that I wasn't serious about showing because I didn't want to hire a pro. Was told lots of things that weren't very kind. Some people were supportive, but I never did get a mentor, which probably worked out for the best for me. Spent thousands on animals that we're not what they were represented to me as. Wanted to quit many times and still came back for more. Perhaps stupidly. But passion can make one a bit foolish (in a good way). I'll be breeding my first litter very soon, and it has been a long time coming. Puppies already have homes lined up and I'm still getting inquiries. But, most people will not endure what I have, and will quit rather than continue to lose money or be made a fool of. Perhaps they're just smarter than I am :) - Jackie -- - Jackie Short-Nguyen Marcato German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================