In a message dated 10/5/08 9:35:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: > What about pigment shampoos? Are you going to test for those too? OR > texturizing products for the outer coat? How far are you going to take it. > How > about testing the handlers? Are they taking drugs to kill pain or improve > performance? Wouldn't that give them and unfair edge? How about the judge? > Maybe he > or she is wearing glasses to improve vision?? I have no idea why everyone is > so hell bent on the huge ring. Most of the handlers can't run that well > anymore and most of the judges can't see that far. :0) > what we humans choose to do to ourselves is just that - our choice. if we do something that we know is unhealthy but choose to do it anyway, then we have no one else to blame for the consequences. but we cannot claim to love these dogs and, in the same breath, use substances on and in them that might, in ANY way, be injurious to their health. too high a price for the dog to pay so we can hang a ribbon on the wall. jmo, diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out!<BR> (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000001)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================