I am new to the show dog world and I'm not taking anyones side I stay neutral!! But, I went to my first show with my 7 mon. old bitch and was very nervous and had know idea of what to expect and when my puppy went into the ring NO ONE clapped for her and even after she won still no one clapped !! But , you know what , I was still very proud of her and so thrilled to have had her win at her first show I didn't even care that no one clapped. I was just greatful to be there!!!!!!! misty blancovargas LEWIEB@xxxxxxx wrote: Just finished reading all the Thisa and Thata Posts and it really just makes me sad and sadder. Time to take a deep breath and realize that with all the posts about bad judges, handlers who do you wrong, AKC Reps who do nothing, etc., etc., you are forgetting the rest of the people who were at the show and are thrilled to win, place or just participate. It is all about the people, your dogs and having a good time so time to get a grip, clap for everyone, be nice to everyone and most of all hug your dog. Let's face it, I don't know of anyone who went to a dog show wanting to lose. Lew ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================