Geeze, we drove almost 6,000 miles (round trip) to the Nationals and I could probably count on one hand how many people clapped for our Special...sure it is exciting to hear people outside the ring support your dog, but it isn't the end of the show if they don't :-) We had fun, met many old friends and made some new ones; saw some awesome country and historical sites...isn't that what this "addiction" is about? Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds http://members.aol.com/PATGSDS/SARAVAGSD.html (web site under construction - turn on sound) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joan Fox" <campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 5:15 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: thisa and thata > Well...we should all start clapping in welcome for everyone.... oops misread > We should all clap to welcome the dog 'cause the dog will be upset if it's > not clapped for. > > Actually, maybe the person that came the farthest should always get the > points? > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================