In a message dated 1/13/12 4:55:59 AM Pacific Standard Time, ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: --they don't mean the claims are true! I also believe that there's a mixture of ego and pride in ads; naturally we want our dogs to win and want the world to know it (the ego.) And the child in us is intoxicated with love for our dogs (the pride.) Am I the only person who often reads what judges put up a dog, and cringe at times? Those of us who have shown for years know a list of terrible judges when we read it. I always wonder if the dog is a good one or not. A championship from uninformed judges doesn't give us much to work with. That goes along with those pictures that make you wonder what the person was thinking? Is that the best there is, or did they just pick the wrong picture? Not all advertising is good. Unlike movie stars, not all publicity is good for dogs. And, I am not sure Lindsey Lohan agrees with it either. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================