I have been very lucky to have bred some beautiful sound dogs. In the beginning, (you know, when Moses crossed the red sea â?? is that the way it went ????) I just went to dog shows and was just awed at all the beautiful dogs (German Shepherds, that is). I never even thought to criticize them. I stayed quiet and tried to learn. My first quality GSD came from a â??German Lineâ?? breeder, and he never encouraged me to show (he was a little jaded), but I learned a lot from him about feeding and behavior. I did show him, BTW, and though I never got a point on him, he did either win or place in his class, and I was thrilled and hooked. I truly do not understand someone criticizing our dogs that has a German Shepherd and professes to love the breed. As far as people from other breeds criticizing, they are just jealous â??meaniesâ?? that would like you to get THEIR breed and show it or breed it. I really believe that. I pay no attention to them â?? they do not know what they are talking about and I donâ??t have the patience to talk to them, because: bottom line: they are jealous, and want everyone to love their breed, and not any other, and probably criticize other breeds as well. Iza Kabuska www.Karizmashepherds.com who will, one day, update her website ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================