Dear Becky, I did not mean to point my response to you. It is a general comment. Most of us are in this because we love beautiful GSD's. To be restricted from showing our appreciation of a beautiful GSD(even if it is not handled or owned by our clique's or friends) defeats the very passion we all share in common and takes away from the inherent love of the breed. I know for one, i am quick to run over to someone and tell them how much i love their dog, if i really love their dog(even if it is not being handled by me), at the same time(if you ask my clients) i am quick to tell someone if i don't like their dog if i don't(if they ask for my opinion ofcourse). I hope we as a group NEVER lose our ability to appreciate the breed, regardless of who owns or handles it. This is a passion and we should allow ourselves to be passionate. I hope that our brain fuction never stops the hair on the back of your kneck standing up when we see a beautiful GSD or our hands clapping in appreciation of the beautiful specimen. Bill ----- Original Message ---- From: Becky T. Dickson <gretchanya@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Scharo777@xxxxxxx; bbasu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 10:07:07 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: applause Bill Basu wrote: If you are weak enough to be at the mercy of who you are paying to be ordered around by them, then certainly there is something "back asswards" in the relationship and you get what you get. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since my name has been dragged into this, I guess I should clarify Laurie's post from this morning. She is referring to a handler that I WORK with.? A handler I hire has no right to tell me who to applaud for. The handler who I work with, on the other hand, represents his clients and our clients (and there are two different groups). So I follow his advice - not that I agree with it - and definitely not that I want this discussed in a public forum. Agree or disagree, can we now move on please? ?Becky T. Dickson www.GretchAnya.com www.GSDbyDesign.com ===========================================================================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 =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================