Yeah.....that is kinda rude Iza. There are a whole lot of people who like to do performance events with their dogs. I do it and it is fun. A lot of people who have performane dogs have working dog lines and they would not do well in the conformation ring......... Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises And Tortoise Rescue Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven http://www.lhsh.org Behold The Turtle. He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: BAERENTATZE312@xxxxxxx To: izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, May 5, 2013 11:48:55 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] the true purpose of a dog and owner In a message dated 5/5/13 8:02:32 AM, izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > So many performance freaks (obedience, herding, agility, etc.) shun > conformation people because THEY are DOING things with their dogs, whereas > the > conformation enthusiasts are not, but Evan in his last post, said it all: â > Not a conformation dog. Not a show dog. Not a performance dog. But a > true friend . . . â > Iza Kabuska-Ackerman > Ouch! Performance freaks??? I had just mentioned the increase popularity of performance venues as an example of why the entries in conformation are dwindling because it's costly and handler dominated. It's true in performance most people ARE DOING things with their dogs. I started in performance 28 years ago and then got bit by the conformation bug and ended up there. I was not casting aspersions on conformation; I love it along with performance events. I believe in doing WHATEVER you want with your dogs, so long as they and you are happy doing it, be it a champion with a whole list of credits behind its name or a couch potato. It doesn't matter, what IS IMPORTANT/SAD, which is suggested by your comments, is the division between conformation and performance. People are entitled to make a choice of what venue if any that they pursue with their dogs, we shouldn't be critical of those choices because they don't match ours. Peace, Pat ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================