In order not to complain, here are some things your mother never told you: l. When showing a young puppy, divert that puppy's attention if the dog being shown in front of yours, spooks. With little guys sometimes "monkey see, monkey do." 2. Every handler will one day both disappoint and make you very mad. 3. Exhibitors ee their dogs with "rose colored glasses" 4. The VERY BEST dogs are never ugly, rarely lose and are recognizable by 9 months of age. 5. Regarding advice: Don't tell me what you know, show me what you've done. 6. In ALL things, there are... a few good ones, many average and some poor. (even judges) 7. If it's not fun, it's not worth doing! Helen Franklin ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================