Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Molly,=0D I understand your position, and your points are well taken. The followin= g experience is not offered in disagreement, just as a different experience with a different result.=0D My first GSD was much like yours. My parents wanted to breed her to a lo= cal champion. I was only 10 years old at the time (this was 51 years ago!).=20 The stud owners said "No!" My parents said that the stud owner didn't th= ink my beloved Freda was good enough to breed to their stud. While my parent= s experienced this as a slap in the face and a slammed door, I did not. It made me intensely curious to know that there were GSDs in the world even better than my wonder dog Freda. From that moment, how I longed to see these dogs! How I longed to touch them and train them and show them and breed them! I am very grateful to the person who closed that door becaus= e they opened so many more for a little girl who loved German Shepherds and wanted to have the best!=0D Zoa=0D =0D Dr. Zoa Rockenstein=0D www.riverrockshepherds.com=0D >>>>>>>>>>>>=0D =0D Shit you made me cry! Now, gotta go blow my nose. Kate =0D =0D =0D =20 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================