In a message dated 3/11/2005 11:00:26 AM Central Standard Time, workingdawgs@xxxxxxxxx writes: > You know what??!!! I would rather have a dog that I know, without a doubt, > can do the obedience before I would ever look at "beauty"! Also, what about > the old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? And the saying > that beauty comes and goes, but intelligence lasts a lifetime? > I was going to stay out of this but this is WRONG. The problem with confirmation dogs is...the people that own them dont get off their duffs and train them in obedience...its not a priority. DONT ever think that a Champion show dog cannot work in obedience. I am the example of obedience not being a priority with a Ch....we started in obedience but have not done training in years. Well I got off my duff cause we wanted a AOE on our Can/Am Sel. EX. Ch....we start last October in Novice obedience...shes 6 yrs old now...had 2 litters. After 2 months in class she got her CGC...and guess what this spring we are ready to go for our 3 legs. Her first trial will be in May and we are entered in a Fun Match this Sunday. Were prouder than heck of her...she loves it...is a super working dog. BEAUTY and intelligence DO go hand in hand. Patty Szymczak www.pagairsgsd.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================