In a message dated 9/10/2005 6:52:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, utter227@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I think the "letting the dogs out of the crates" has run it's course? > Can you supply proof of that? Actually yes, a year ago at the local specialty (LA) PETA guerillas were running around the perimeter of the show with two way radios, peering into crates and being very evasive when questioned.. I had one person whom Nitro and I challenged with a "What the F*** are you doing?" ()Nitro bless his heart, was all spit and teeth) say that they were a "concerned organization" wanting to "ensure the well being of dogs subjected to showing "... Nitro ran him off, and once the rest of us were "hip" to it, they regathered and left, the cowards, into the greater area. We ever since have NEVER left crates unwatched, EVER. Kathy Finest in American Show & German Importing WEBSITE UPDATED: SEPT 9, 2005 _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================