Keep in mind that I don't think he's a freak, but watch the news. The general public overwhelmingly think the dog is odd at best and perception is reality. It is not reasonable to expect we can educate the entire general public. Sometimes we need to be educated buy them. Ken On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Keep in mind that there are certain breeds that ALWAYS get great crowd > support at the Garden....and remember that most of the crowd is not made up > of "dog people," but pet types. > Familiar breeds, and breeds that have won recently, always get great > support...German Shepherds, Beagles, etc.........the dogs that everyone > recognizes........and that a lot of people remember from their childhood.... > People who are complaining about the Peke are mostly people who > don't know anything about any breed but their own, and sometimes not that, > and certainly who know nothing about Pekingese........who is not, by any > stretch of the imagination, a freak. He also gets around perfectly well > for a Pekingese............and he was happy about it! > > > Peggy > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================