Terry, I love looking for the new people at the shows.......I always have a good time explaining to them what is going on....... Mo > At 09:06 AM 3/23/2008 -0700, Terry Cochran wrote: >>You don't draw new people to the sport by down playing wins. Those ribbons >>mark success to a newbie in the sport. If we can't go back in our minds >>and recapture the way we felt at our first win then we are all but >>history. It is taking the time to spot a new person and introducing >>ourselves and trying to educate them. Let your love for conformation show >>maybe it will be catching. > I was at a friend's this past week, and proudly displayed on her dining > room wall are her big pink rosettes, Reserve Futurity and Maturity wins > from a couple of years back. I remember how excited she was with her > first ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================