Micael wrote: When I came on the scene as a wild-eyed kid, you were showing a dog called Ch. Asgard's Paper Chase (?) or maybe it was Paper Trail . and you always wore pretty spiffy shoes too I have a question? Many of you have been in GSD's for years. How long after your first national did you start breeding or did you start breeding and then go to your first national? If you started breeding and then went to the national, did going to the national change your breeding strategy? My first National was in 2004 (Canadian) and it totally changed my view of GSD's. I think up until that point, I didn't realize what was truly involved in becoming a breeder. It really opened my eyes. Mary-Anne ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================