Evan writes: "I remember when people used to brag they had a dog that was Lance free. I don't hear that so much any more. I remember when Walter Babcock felt that was important. I was told he would not put up my bitch since she was so closely bred on Lance. My handler told me not to enter under Walter. We did, and went Winner's bitch for a major." Good for Mr. Babcock! A judge is supposed to judge the dog. Not the pedigree. Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 4:16 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] There was a time.......... In a message dated 11/5/10 11:57:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, hellwigg@xxxxxxx writes: You are perfectly right Doris, nice to hear a voice of reason. I know many many beautiful bitches that are 2 and 3 times Dallas (and all the dogs behind him) whose owners are wanting to not closely linebreed on the dog more, with their breeding. There are many around like that and as with any bloodline there is a point where one wants to "go out" I remember when people used to brag they had a dog that was Lance free. I don't hear that so much any more. I remember when Walter Babcock felt that was important. I was told he would not put up my bitch since she was so closely bred on Lance. My handler told me not to enter under Walter. We did, and went Winner's bitch for a major. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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/ ============================================================================