I still show in bred by in my own clubs shows........ Even have taken the odd pup back in for winners when we are handler shy............. If I didn't feel I had to run a racetrack might do more. Even have thought about UKC because I here It is fun.........imagine that!!!! Molly In a message dated 8/4/2012 11:38:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stormy435@xxxxxxxxx writes: My question is... How many of us 'oldsters' would go back in the ring if the ring wasn't so darn big and we didn't feel as if we had to do the 50 yard dash? Some of us are moving to other breeds in order to keep having that fun... hmmmm ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================