Rachel, you and many in the GSD world are inspirations to those of us just getting started. I showed my 1/2 American/1/2 import girl last fall for the first time for both of us. We were awful (!) but everyone, and I mean everyone, was nice and kind and offered good suggestions - people like Lori N. and Penny King (you ladies ROCK!!). Without this encouragement, we wouldn't continue. I wasn't going to show my girls originally (very intimidating) but now I know that I need to put myself and them out there so I continue to improve in my breeding program and don't get blind to their weaknesses. And I'm looking forward to meeting all on this list - in and out of the ring! so much to learn and so little time... Becky ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================