Just for fun............. Would you rather own a Grand Victor or a Grand Victrix........if I were younger, a Grand Victor. I'm older so I'd go with the Grand Victrix. Would you rather own a beautiful breathtaking dog with a mediocre pedigree or a mediocre dog with an outstanding pedigree.......beautiful, breath taking dog. Would you rather own a champion who never makes her ROM, or a ROM who never makes her championship.......an ROM. Would you rather own a Futurity or Maturity Victor/Victrix or a Select?......A Select. Would you rather own a Best in Show dog or a Select?......Best in Show. Would you rather breed to (if they were still alive) GV Lance of Fran-Jo or GV Mannix of Fran-Jo.......Lance. Would you rather own (if they were still alive) GV Lance or GV Mannix?.......Mannix. Would you rather have Jimmy Moses or LaMar Kuhns (if he were alive) show your dog and both men were in their prime.......Jimmy for moving a dog, LaMar for setting them up. Would you rather own an Obedience Victor/Victrix or a therapy dog who goes to the hospitals........therapy dog. Would you rather own a black or sable champion male?.......sable Would you rather have seen Ch. Covy Tucker Hills Manhattan take Best in Show at Westminster or seen GV Lance go Grand Victor at the National?.......Manhattan Would you rather have owned one "go down in the history books" GREAT dog or many good dogs?.......truth be told (know I shouldn't say this), but the Great dog! I know I'd like the many good ones too, but "oh for the Great one!" Although it's wonderful and satisfying to have many good ones, to own a Great one is what Most of us is looking to accomplish......IMO. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================