Kathy, Many folks have already pointed out that the List, and dogshows are full of very very PASSIONATE people. Just as in all walks of life, you get varying degrees of comments, interests, arguments, agreements etc, etc. The INVALUABLE thing about this List, as much as we all crab about it at times, lol is: IF YOU NEED HELP, FOR A SICK, INJURED, OR DYING ANIMAL, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT, THE LIST WILL RESPOND!!! IF YOU REJOICE IN HAPPY NEWS, OR CRY OVER A LOSS OF ANYKIND....THE LISTERS WILL RESPOND!!! We are not all the same , we will not all agree, but we all will help you with any conceivable question , dog related or not, from vacuum cleaners to food to whelping to legal matters....the List is a pretty cool place, and NEVER boring. lolol Welcome aboard and yes DO come to the National!! Kathy Tank _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ~ WEBSITE UPDATED: Aug 23, 2006 Home of CH. ELVASTON'S NATIONS CUP, TC, OFA H/E DNA'D "NITRO" 25 BISS/ BESTS OF BREED TO DATE 2006 PACIFIC COAST VICTOR ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================