In a message dated 12/16/05 6:45:07 PM Central Standard Time, Gsdman2@xxxxxxx writes: As the majority of us learn not only what a GSD is supposed to be, but why and how all of those pieces fit together to make such a wonderful breed, quality will improve where improvement is needed, and less than knowledgable or less than sincere judges will be at home on the weekends. Tom Langlitz Also when the wins and records are less important than breeding better dogs, improvements will follow. Win and records are a great thing, but when it becomes the only thing there is a price to pay. Randy Chesnut ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================