Well, now that I understand-what "sparring" is---I am trying to figure out how in over 20 years of going to dog shows I have NEVER seen this done????? Have I NEVER watched a terrier class?? Duhhhhh.. I dont know-I am not a terrier person, but I do think the Kerry blues are rather pretty--& it seems I MUST have watched a class at some point in the past many years-guess I didnt watch that closely. hmmmmmmmmmmmm Well, as long as they never want to do this with GSD's !!!!! Would definately be a disaster. ;-) Cheri Hunt--check out my new site !! Is BEEEUTIFUL ! Cheradon Shepherds http://www.cheradonshepherds.com/index.html Home of Ch. Cheradon AchtungErynbrook Molokai, TC, OFA H&E, PA,TH,CA, Eyes Cert. and Certificate of Health Merit Excellent from the GSDCA (aka Ch. Mikey) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================