1. Big battle going on outside between Spring and Winter, personally I think Spring is going to win. 2.I would like to say just one thing about Art and Artists. Its a very important thing. If A fifteenth Century Pope had excluded Michelangelo because of his life style there would be no Sistine Chapel. The most Beautiful Windows ever designed for a church THE JERUSELUM WINDOWS were done by an agnostic. Ezra Pound is considered a wonderful writer. He was also a Nazi. An artists personal beliefs do not necessarily affect the job he is doing.These days any group that removes a person from any job because of his personal beliefs would be facing a major law suit. End of subject. 3. There are any number of great dogs and bitches who would make excellent illustrative examples of the standard. Personally I like video myself. I have always felt it a bad idea to show any one a poor example. As a teacher I have always found it better to accentuate the positive. Kind of like memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution or Lincolns Gettysburg Address. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================