Good response Evan. I was thinking after reading so many posts about what people are doing to enhance their dogs appearance etc., how much things have changed. You probably remember(as I do, the 60's) years ago, we bathed our dogs at home we didn't use blow dryer's and we would usually used only a little water spray and a brush at ringside to fluff or flatten hair as may be necessary. In the 60's and 70's what you saw is what you got, good, bad or indifferent. I keep wondering who it was that started the bathing at the show, blow drying etc. I just know it never used to happen, to the extent it does now, at least not with GSD. Beryl ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 1:00 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Where is Henny Penney when you need him? > In a message dated 10/5/08 8:27:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: > you see him at a National , or you see him in a photo, you are fooled, > you > send your bitch and VIOLA.... > > > Who breeds to a dog without seeing him up close and personal? > > Who breeds to a dog without talking to the owner, or others who have bred > to > him. > > Who breeds to a dog without doing their homework? > > If you answered "me" to any of those questions, don't bitch about someone > tricking you, look to your own negligence. > > Evan Ginsburg > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================