This has been said many times, but so that newbie=92s do have a clue, it ne= eds to be said again. The very best dogs look great at 6 months, 9 months,= a year, 18 months, 2 years, 3 years, and so on. They do not go through st= ages and their exceptional quality can be seen at all times. Because they = are so good, long time breeder/judges recognize them and award them the poi= nts at any age. An example of this would be my Reserve Winners Bitch from = the 6-9 class at the Nationals, GV Fettuccine. There are several youngste= rs that just never lose and go on to become Grand Victors and Grand Victrix= es. Of course these dogs are the cream of the crop, not the average. But,= there=92s nothing wrong with wanting to own or breed one of these stars. = There is nothing wrong with not wanting to wait out a slow maturing dog ov= er owning a super star. Because they are great doesn=92t mean they die you= ng, that=92s absurd. Ask GV Quik, GV Boss and so many others that never lo= oked bad in their entire lives, won easily and early, and lived a normal li= fe span. Please get a clue=85the really good ones are always really good!= Helen ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at comline.com ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================