In a message dated 1/26/2007 4:33:11 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, amidon@xxxxxxxxx writes: Do most of the wealthy owners who give their animals to handlers for year after year know how their animal is kept????Most of the top wining dogs never live out their life with the owners..So why talk about Hunte?? www.amber-german-shepherds.com That is a fact Barbara. The stunning Select 2 bitch in 2005 lived with us while we finished her, then again while we put groups on her and then again for the National. I never considered it a problem, it made more sense as we got the best out of her, and Ken was her exclusive handler. I don't think sending a dog to a reputable handler/conditioner is tantamount to a sin against dogdom. Kathy Tank _Victory German Shepherds_ (http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/index.htm) ~ WEBSITE UPDATED: DEC 14, 2006 Home of CH. ELVASTON'S NATIONS CUP, TC, OFA H/E DNA'D "NITRO" 26 BISS/ BESTS OF BREED TO DATE 2006 PACIFIC COAST VICTOR ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================