Kathy, You got that so right! I would never touch a show prospect at less than a year and one that had good pre-lims. Mo > Despite the best intentions, growing out a puppy is a gamble. Now, if I > have a few generations and I know what the good relatives looked like > young, > it's not as much of a gamble as if I'm looking at bloodlines I'm > unfamiliar > with, but it's still a gamble. > > If you want a show dog, don't start with a baby puppy, or if you insist, > don't blame anyone when the hopes and dreams you had aren't fulfilled. > Consider > the price you paid for your show prospect "puppy" over and above what you > would have paid for a nice companion puppy gambling money, because that's > all > it is. > > Kathy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================