In a message dated 1/18/2005 9:29:32 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx writes: but in the end, the futurity system has come to mean very little. I have thought that in the past. Then a few years ago we were blown away to find out that Ben was the number one producing dog in the Futurity count. He won his Futurity and his Maturity, but we didn't know his pups did so well. Then the next year, he was the number one producing dog in Specialty shows. The next year, his son Mephisto was number one. A coincidence? I don't think so. It does seem the compilations mean something. Or, at least they did to me. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================