In a message dated 7/17/2006 7:04:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: ) the Select rating is the best we have to evaluate the cream of the crop. So , you people truly want the "total" dog..then you should have no problem with this requirment.C.Grainger Well Christine, You would think that people would embrace things to make our 'best' be held to a better, higher standard. I think much of the hew and cry is fear (OMG , what if my Ch. blows it? What if I am forced to re-assess my breeding line?) or from plain ole apathy....don't care, don't know, don't even want to bother. These individuals will put up a fight against anything new or different, if it means we just don't sail along with the hear no evil, see no evil, and every GSD ever born, finished and certainly in "MY KENNEL "couldn't need a higher standard of evaluation. To progress in ANY endevor you must raise the bar, strive to a higher level, seek excellence, and test and try and ferret out weakness and problems, potential or existing.....to remain static INSURES failure sooner or later. There are people that actively seek progress and others that are happy to leave skeletons undisturbed. Like you, we prefer to move forward, and look to what we may address, how, and what benefits will be reaped from doing so, as well as addressing issues that bring no honor to this breed. Kathy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================