Paulette, Are you handling yourself or do you have a handler? Most handlers that I've had show for me prefer their own leads. I deliver the dog to them at ringside with my lead, then they attach theirs and I take mine off. I use different collars sometimes for different dogs. I use whatever training (choke) collar gets the best performance out of that particular dog. Personally I use a finer linked collar with most of my dogs. Hope that helps and I hope to meet you there! I'd start packing my bags now if I didn't have other shows this weekend in Colorado!!!!! CandyZ candiasgsd.com > Hi All, > > I'll be taking one of my youngsters to the National to be worked in > the big ring. He's my first show dog and I want to make sure I bring > the right equipment.. He's a fairly large dog who's a powerful and > enthusiastic mover, but not unruly. > > I'd appreciate recommendations as to what type of show lead and collar > I should buy and where to buy them. Thanks in advance for your help. > > Paulette McGuirt > > PS Please post responses to the list as I'm sure there are other > newbies who would like this information. > > ================================================== ========================== > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues > ================================================== ========================== > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================