That of course is true........but it is only because the 'conformation' fanciers appear to be the main ones supporting the Review with their Ads. ( generally speaking of course ) Performance people are certainly as welcome as anyone else to run a paid Ad. It certainly does not fall on the Review Editor's shoulders that there are no "performance" dogs being pictured in the Review with a paid Ad. I'm sure the Review Staff would love it if the performance people would run Ads of their dogs! Many conformation people do both venues with their dogs.......but it seems they choose to use the conformation photo of their Champion when paying for advertising. This is no reflection against the Review. Just a choice people make with their money. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com From: Jackie Short To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 4:49 PM The answer is, like it or not, The Review is more for the "conformation" fancier than for any of the other groups. People may hate to hear the truth, but the truth it is.When I look at the few reviews I have, it's all conformation dogs. Yeah, those conf dogs MIGHT be doing something in the picture other than standing in a stack, but it's rare. The only time I see much that's performance related is during the National, and honestly it feels like some of those pictures are there simply to placate people. -- Jackie & Marcato German Shepherds S Konzert vom Drachenberg, RN, CD, CGC "Strauss" Devine's Gunpowder N Lead "Mirada" ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================