Hi Bud, Fish love to be fed so when you feed them, your show fish, you carry a clipboard which is what the judge does as he is judging them. Then the fish come to the front of their tank and look all flashy and pretty. Expecting to be fed. Self grooming! Might work with Mermaids but they would require a bit more than just a few fishflakes!! Then there might be grooming to consider too! Oh dear! Sharon Allbright ----- Original Message ----- From: Gsdjudge@xxxxxxx To: sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Not in my back yard In a message dated 10/3/2008 5:58:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, sharlen@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: By the way, did you know, when you show fish you double handle them with a clip board? How do you handle them? Do you swim around and use the whole aquarium.How do you groom them? I would only show mermaids. Bud ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================