We're on the edge of German/American debates. Let's veer away gently. Stormy Not with the "Admin Hat" on... just watching... On Mar 12, 2011, at 1:48 PM, Jackie Short wrote: > Select.....and conformation people are not all that interested in > difficult > working titles.* >> I can admit I find the former sadder than the latter. I personally >> get > tired of hearing "The GSD is a trotting breed", because that is not > what the > breed was meant to be in it's entirety. The GSD was meant to be the > quintessential utilitarian *working* dog. Jack of all trades, > master of > none. > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================