AMEN! I was thinking the exact thing just the other day - some of us don't know ALL the dog's histories even today and how frustrating it is to try to research a bloodline in today's reviews [or online] with no pedigrees! Sometimes not even the sire and dam are listed! And, even the dog's real name isn't listed, just a call name! These ads won't do anyone any good in a couple of years, especially the newbies that we keep talking about who will be our breed's future! Louise --------------------------------snip-------------------- #5: From: SoilentGrn@xxxxxxx Subject: Review old and new ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Msg: #5 in digest From: SoilentGrn@xxxxxxx Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 23:02:04 EST Subject: Review old and new This is not a complaint to Gail, it is to the advertisers about what makes the Review timeless. In the olden days people advertised their dogs with a pedigree. If you open up one of those oldies today you know who you are looking at and what family they came from. In those days, it gave us an indication of what lines were clicking. You can glean much information from pedigrees blended with pictures and brags. 10 years from now they will open today's Review and see a bunch of pictures with current information that will not be so current when they are looking at it...10 years from now. And possibly no clue were the dog came from who might even be in their pedigrees. I have been to many web sites with no pedigrees on the dogs. Very disappointing. I like the Review in print. Lissa ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================