Rachel, There are a LOT of Juniors out there that would KILL for a good dog to handle! Ashley Miller put points on our Ch Spunky......and the cost was ZIP. It has nothing to do with who you are either........a GOOD Judge, judges dogs and not who owns them. Mo Hey, Mo, Thanks so much answering my post. One thing she did receive was praise for her conditioning, effortless movement and good temperament and she was 18 months when we started. Trust me, with working dogs, conditioning is one of the most important things in considering a dog to breed on with, if they can't handle a vigorous lifestyle they are useless as 8 hour a day police dogs whose whole life is "adrenaline bursts". She did have a very plain head, feminine but plain and a slightly wide earset, but boy what a body. I remember in my handling classes with her, teaching her to set-up, the judge/handler teaching the class walked over, said do this and that, and wow! what a beauty, even he was impressed, he loved her...she is my only true regret that I didn't have the money for a pro, I will always feel that my being a nobody cost her what she deserved. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================