I sent MY message a while ago and haven't seen it yet, so I am re-sending what I said: Well . . . I, like everyone else, has an OPINION. I LIKED sending my dogs off with Donna & Leslie !!! I LIKED getting "the call" from the show that someone won !!! This all started for me when my wonderful husband was very sick, so I couldn't go to the dog shows. No more angst or major disappointments at the show itself. If the dog won - TERRIFIC !!! If I didn't get "the call" - oh, well - there is always next time. Whereas, if I was at the dog show, I wouldn't take it so casually. AND, when I did start going to the dog shows again, the BEST PART was just hanging out with everyone at Donna & Leslie's set-up !!! FUN - FUN - FUN - WHAT ! We have run out of adult beverages ??? OK, I'll go - or sometimes even bringing back McDonalds cuz these horrible handlers were just too tired to go out for dinner after x-ing the dogs for the upteenth time. Iza Kabuska http://www.Karizmashepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================