The idea that only the professional breeders and show people should be on this list has validity. However, you breed the dogs and you show the dogs TO WHAT ULTIMATE PURPOSE? Healthy well built animals are sorely needed for Search and Rescue; Leading the Blind; assisting the farmer; assisting the police and military and myriad purposes. But you say that these ultimate purposes are not the interests on this list. I thought we had Working Dogs--but you say you don't want them Working! The jobs for these dogs are anathema to you. So--once you get them bred and shown what is it you want to do with them? There's nothing more thrilling to me than to see a magnificent German Shepherd doing the job it was bred for. They are, indeed, magnificent moving full out around a ring that's large enough to clearly show what they can do. But--then what? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================