wow. been reading this thread with interest and have to agree 110% with ann. granted, reciting or regurgitating pedigrees without understanding them is useless. BUT, if you have been a breeder, if you currently breed, if you think about breeding in the future, there is nothing more important than the pedigree. i, too, miss the old reviews. they seem to have been geared more toward the breeder/exhibitor and had more "meat" to them. today's review is very pretty but lacks substance. how many of you remember when the review was at least a week's project ... reading, studying, etc.? sad to say, it isn't much more than a 15 minute break now. jmo, diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com In a message dated 9/18/2009 7:53:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Not to me. I could care less. It serves me no purpose whatsoever. I doubt that I am alone. I am not going to pay good, devalued US currency to appease a few people's curiosity when they can spend a few minutes of their own perceived valuable time and get all the info that their little hearts desire, whether to denigrate other dogs or not. In the "old days," the Review printed a dog's pic and pedigree for free when the dog finished. If the GSDCA doesn't care to support exhibitors in that small way anymore, why should I support breeders?? Paula, 24 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:19:54 +0000 (UTC) From: edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: September Review Paula, Pedigrees are everything. Ann www.edangsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrig_hted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================ _ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================