In a message dated 7/13/2006 9:44:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, GSDHALLMARK@xxxxxxx writes: Count me in! Jim>> Thank you Sir , we will plan on it...we just need to tweak some timelines, and work around the and with the AKC guidelines. No pressure though. lolol Actually, and we have discussed this many times, the breed does change and evolve hopefully for the better? Issues are coming to light, like tails and spines and temperament, that have been not given priority until recently....thank you DD. :-) Our club is changing , moving forward. Shouldn't our Nationals, shouldn't our EXPECTATIONS FOR OUR BREED? I think people are sick of watching dogs go up that are nervous, eye rolling, with the clear indications of " OMG please make this all go away" being rewarded......and worse still at our most important show of the year for our Beloved breed, in this country. I would question people that balk at the idea of a higher standard and expectation?? I would wonder what are they worried about? This is a GOOD thing for the breed, and while there are things to work out, it will be as cutting edge as the LLTT was at it's inception, which many disliked at first , and is now rote at our shows. Hug everyone there for me, Kathy Victory....There's Something in a Name WEBSITE UPDATED: June 18, 2006 _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================