In a message dated 9/12/13 9:59:36 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, gsdworkingline@xxxxxxxxx writes: .....if you want to truly "conform to the standard" you should also work your dogs in ScH/IPO or herding. I would love to do that. But, I work 12 hours a day, (I cut it down from 14, because I am now too old), and work 7 days a week, except if there is a dog show. Tedi breeds the dogs, and tells me what show I am going to. Now, Summer handles the dogs. I am barely relevant at the shows now. When would I have time to train for the other events? I know in conformation all we do is socialize them, take them to class to meet others, and throw them in the ring. The other events take hours and hours of work. When I retire I would do the Sch/IPO and herding work, but by then I will be so old I won't remember what it was I was going to do, and why I wanted to do it. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg gsyrfund.com Asgard German Shepherds _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================