My ex and I were at a party once and we were introduced to a man who showed guppies. I thought my ex was going to lose it...he HAD to ask if they were judged on movement, attitude, structure, or what...the poor guppy man very seriously tried to explain how the fish were judged...did they stay at the bottom of the tank, did they move around a lot, etc. My ex was laughing so hard he had to leave the room. Apparently there is nothing on earth that can't be turned into a competition...the fish people travel all over with the fish in plastic bags, it turned out... Many on the list will remember AKC judge Eileen Pimlott. Her husband Roy, who was also a dog judge, was a very serious and well-known breeder, exhibitor, and judge of chickens! Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda H." stjamesgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx >I have been to a cat show myself. That is a totally different world than >dog shows! Also, many years ago a friend and I were traveling home and >decided to stop in to locate the obedience trial that was being held. >Well, it wasn't at the fairgrounds where it had been held. What was going >on there was a chicken show! We no longer thought we were crazy for >showing dogs! LOL! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================