I really love you, Syd, for telling it like it is. Doris ************************************* > It depends on how much you love the sport. Your situaltion is the same for > everyone there. ONly one dog gets the points. To me, that is what makes > it so > precious. Please excuse me, owners of International ch's, but these titles > are worthless. Almost any pet can attain the title of INt. Ch. I have a > couple > of worthless ones myself. To have made an AKC champion is something to be > very > proud of, something that is not easy to attain, making it that much more > precious. It is still cheaper than sking, bowling, golfing, etc. You have > to > have a decent dog, that is the hard part, LOL> There are lots of excuses, > but > the buck stops at the dog. Syd ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================