>you touched on a subject that I think probably >has already been addressed..but needs to be revisited a time or two, not = so >much about "racing" but about "handler dominated".=20 We do have a handler dominated breed - you can't go out and win with your = own dogs in this breed the way you can, say, in shelties. Because we are = a handler dominated breed, many of our specialty judges seem to have a = certain allegiance to handlers they have used in the past or plan to use = in the future. That, too, puts the owner/breeder/exhibitor at a disadvanta= ge. I can't believe that I am alone in thinking that a certain group of = handlers will likely do very well at next year's national given the = judging slate... Laurie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================