MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx wrote: >Who and WHY on earth would ever threaten a dog's owner with the death of the >dog because he won a dog show?! >In a message dated 2/15/2006 11:07:30 PM Central Standard Time, >cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: >Yes... in 1929 the Rough Collie, Ch Laund Loyalty of Bellhaven won BIS. He >was retired immediately afterwards due to death threats. > >- Jackie > >Marcato Shepherds >Where it's about function, not flash > > > *Way back in 1981, we had threats made toward our CH. Covy's Mercedes of Tucker Hill. It makes a person feel a bit sick that there are people in the Breed that would go to these lengths for a win. We never did find out who it was, but believe me, she was never alone for an instant at that National. Doris E* ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================