At 24 years old how much experience can she have. Most of our top GSD handlers were just getting their feet wet at that age. Leslie was a teenager when she handled Kristal to GVX Jim was in his mid 20's when he handled Lance to GV. Bob Neiman / Walled Lake, Mich. Breeder/owner of UKC GR Ch.B'N'B-Barkalot's Cherish RN Co-owner of UKC ChSandyCreek-B'N'B-WC's Christmas Star AKA Echo Co-owner of Ketlyn's Black Widow --- On Thu, 6/25/09, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Tragedy...response To: onaluzlead@xxxxxxxxxxx, ngxotic@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: lld2606@xxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 7:48 PM In a message dated 6/25/09 3:10:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, onaluzlead@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I am > going to write about us...because I can not speak about the other GSD > handlers...there maybe a couple that maybe I wouldn't send a dog with, but > for the most part, we are all true GOOD dog people... > donna, your post is excellent and it's sad that you even had to defend what you and les do - and have done for many more years than most of today's exhibitors have even been in the breed. the one thing you left out is that you are true professionals in every sense of the word and have many years of experience and success upon which to claim that distinction. is jim moses a professional? sure, he is. was gail? absolutely. are there others who strive equally hard to do the very best they can for the client dogs and their owners? ... i have no doubt. but there are some out there who purport themselves to be handlers, who have no records of success in the GSD ring, who cannot acomodate the number of dogs they are holding, whose housing/traveling conditions are deplorable etc. etc. etc. it is too easy for a newbie to be taken in by the non-professional who can recite facts but truly has nothing to back them up and the newbie has no way to verify. these are accidents waiting to happen. and, lady, you have something that can't be learned through experience - a true love and respect for this great breed. you and leslie need never defend yourselves. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Shop Popular Dell Laptops now starting at $349! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222031056x1201446063/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215910283%3B38350812%3Ba)</HTML> ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================