Jackie and others, I don't think Jackie was actually ripping anyone particular with her comment, but I do think she tried to bring this back to a past conversation concerning what is judged and put up in the ring and for what reasons. If you don't remember the thread check the archives, I will not reiterate that now. As for form and function they go hand in hand with temperament and health. Without any of these, the dog can not properly do its job, be it in any ring or field or in a service. As for MarHaven, I do not know Carolyn personally but I have been up close and personal with one of her bred-by GVs. Sel CH GV MarHaven's and the Beat Goes On, RN, TC, ROM OFA (H&E) aka Bono. As the Sr. Evaluator, when I temperament tested him, I like the temperament that I saw. But as the trainer for his RN which completed his AOE, I was there face to face and on the floor with this dog (lol) and enjoyed every minute of it! I enjoyed working him as if he was one of my own. His intelligence and attitude were a pleasure to work with. As a trainer, which you are too, we know that not all dogs have that special attitude and drive to carry it off regardless of the ring. So I guess that brings us back to the "Total Dog" and how to promote that. Lyn Chernak CherLyn Shepherds - Updated Nov 29,2011 http://www.cherlynshepherds.com Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~ Membership CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC Ulric vom Kriegerhaus, CD, RA, TC, CGC ________________________________ From: "Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx" <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> To: marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 3:40 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Say what??? You know Jackie, before you cut and paste and criticize Carolyn's sentiments, you should maybe know that she has BRED a GV and a GVX and a whole host of other CHs, dogs successful in both rings, and that she puts titles, most recently herding titles (and NOT just baby titles) on her dogs. How can you be a student of the breed and not know "Marhaven"???? The e-mail addy should have been your first clue. And YOU want to parse and criticize HER words? Laughable. For the love of God I have just had it with perpetual newbies who can sure criticize but haven't even begun to walk the walk. Carolyn has forgotten more about form and function than our perpetual newbies will ever know. (And yes, I know Carolyn can defend herself.) You want to know why membership is decreasing? People want instant gratification. And they are QUITE CERTAIN they know it all. They have no accomplishments of their own to speak of, but they can sure tell everyone else where they've gone wrong. Is it like this in labs Kathy M? Maybe I need a lab....Sheree knows a lab breeder or two...where IS Sheree? Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 2/1/2012 3:08:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx writes: *MOST of what we 'look' at does not have anything to do with the dogs ability to work* Which is a problem * For it to BE a GSD we assume it has the ability to work* Maybe it's time to stop rewarding the assumption and star rewarding the proof -- Jackie & Jonathan Nguyen Marcato German Shepherds<http://www.marcatogermanshepherds.com> S Konzert vom Drachenberg, CD, RN, CGC, SD "Strauss" Devine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 ; SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 ; SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================