In my experience, you can have a dog who can do both. I co-own a bitch who has 100 BIS at all-breeds and 20 BOB at specialties. Ask Mary T. about Kelli. She did both with great success. The difference is not in the dogs but in the different concepts and conditions dictated by each event. One event is only for GSD while the other event is for more than 145 breeds. One is usually outdoors on grass while the other is usually indoors on mats. One is judged by a specialty judge while the other is judged by an all rounder. The size of the rings is quite different so you seldom see the extended gait at an indoor show that you see at an outdoor show. There are other differences between an all breed show and a specialty so when you add them all up you can understand why there can be a divergence in placements of a particular dog in each venue. Personally, I much prefer showing or watching a specialty. I do not judge indoor shows on mats because I cannot evaluate gait in such a confined space. I envy judges who can. D.D. ----- Original Message ----- From: "D.G.Bonome" <lexieshep@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Why ? > Why can't the GSD'S show in all shows? All > Breed/Specialty? I thought this is one dog. Not 2 > different dogs. > Dawn > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================