I remember back in the day....a friend of mine and I would take my first show dog to any shows we could make, and it was at least once a month if not twice - it was such a fun time - now things are so different! Picking and choosing used to not even be something we'd consider - we just went because it was fun and we loved going - now I won't be going to even some of the closer shows because the judges aren't good, and I just can't afford that any ++++++++++++++++++++++ Gail You have just expressed my feelings totally - The breed I love I can no longer afford any more. I am now doing with my corgi what we use to do with shepherds. Going to show for fun and if we win(and we do) it is icing on the cake Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================