Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My VistaPrint Electronic Business CardHi Jackie, When you pay for a handler (and also speaking as a professional handler = who=20 earns his living full time from handling and about to apply for AKC=20 Registered Handler status), you are paying for expertise, knowledge,=20 insight, conditioning, preparation and presentation. Take into consideration your facility, insurance (Care,Custody and=20 Control), your hired help, overhead and time. That's what really decides = how=20 much you should charge for your handling fee. Because I cannot "live by shepherd alone", I show other breeds to = balance=20 out my string. More dog =3DMore time. More time =3D More help. More = Help=3D more=20 expenses. (And with gas on the west coast a whopping $3.49 a gallon, its = the=20 first time I havent had to justify flying over driving!) Just food for thought. Michael=20 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================