Okay - what does being young have to do with being able to have a champion??? WHO CARES how old you are, how silly! As far as being rich, well - trust me, not even close here (should be, but am NOT, I liked to spend too much when I was younger - OUCH!), but we have 11-12 champions, a modest number in comparison to lots of people out there. A dear friend of mine had been in the breed for 30 years before she got her first champion - and she got it from ME of all people out of a bitch that I had purchased from her. To top it off - she used basically a junior handler to do it! Terri Stout _Cresthaven Kennels_ (http://cresthavenkennels.com/) "Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it." In a message dated 6/17/2008 4:25:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rhartrid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: i have been in this for 25 Years AND I am a Nobody and have been told so by someon who atarted muvh later than I .Since I am not rich or Young enough to have CHampions ! **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================