OK...devil's advocate here right now....... I don't think anyone objects to doubling per se...the objection is to the screaming and running (his words)... Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Funny I wonder how he thinks an intelligent breed would want to run > football sized fields without any motivation from their momma's and > poppa's.......these dogs aren't dumb and it would take them 2 seconds to > figure out that running in a big circle is just plain pointless.......I > would have thought anyone could figure out the reason why we motivate our > little genius's to get around the rings........ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================