Carolyn, I agree with you completely here. Even if all an advertiser does is to put somewhere , subtly in the ad the sire and dam (it doesn't have to be in CAPS or bold or with flames or fireworks or "ta-dah's", nor does it have to be in technicolor...lol It is nice certainly to see, as the stud or bitch owner the names of the mated pair that parented "Mr or Miss Wonderful". Moreover, for people that may ADMIRE the ad or the dog, it is common sense to put sire and dam so they may see the bloodlines from whence they sprung. It isn't necessary to put a pedigree on an ad, but a small line of sire and dam is basic, essential info. If I see an ad with a dog I want to know more about, and there is no sire/dam listed, I generally skip over it, never to come back. If I don't know at least who the sire and dam are, then the rest doesn't mean much, no matter how grand the accomplishments. But that's just me..lol Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com PUP-DATED: SEPT 18, 2009 Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle "En Victoria , Veritas" On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > The first comment about this had nothing to do with solicitation for studs > or garnering ROM's or > promotion of a line or studs......or as one post said.......garnering > "suckers" and self promotion. > <G> > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================