While I see where you are going with this and I will say I don't agree with all of the posts concerning AB vs. Specialty. I will have to say that when a Pug or a Chihuahua is given the same size ring at an AB as the GSD entry especially when our entry is large then that is an oversight issue. Or some other kind of issue. It does happen and it shouldn't. Now about the other things discussed about AB vs. Specialty well that's another e-mail. Beth -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of juel Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:53 PM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "all breed" vs "specialty" dogs Just Playing Devil's Advocate here: *really big grin* I wonder how a GSD functions and looks when he is herding the livestock into small corrals? Does he request a larger corral from the farmer because he doesn't have enough space to get his gait going enough to herd the livestock through the small space? Just some food for thought... ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================