"I love my dogs just as much as you or anyone else does, enjoy showing my dogs myself, and will continue to do so!" [excerpted] I assume that we all love our dogs, and I have no desire to be a defense attorney for that poor straw man of your construction. As to everything else in your post responding to mine, everyone can decide for themselves. tom elkins ----- Original Message ----- From: <windmillgsd@xxxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:22 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Response to Tom's post about all-breeds (long) > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================