In a message dated 11/30/2004 5:43:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, BNBGSDS@xxxxxx writes: Is what Norma did any more unsportsmanlike than what a breeder/exhibitor did at a show last year So, do two cases of bad sportsmanship make a "right".... Besides, as Sherry pointed out, there's no need (or sure as heck shouldn't be) to fly or drive a dog all over the country to get <a good dog> done. There were majors in New England last weekend, majors in NJ and the weekend before, 4 days of majors in MD, where BTW, Norma's handler had a good weekend. All those majors were obviously a heck of a lot closer to NY than GA. Now, as Evan points out, anybody can do what they want with their dog, BUT, when a person then makes it very public and advertises just how badly THEY feel put upon AFTER breaking a major and roundly criticizes other competitors in the process, for goodness sakes, expect a little reaction. I don't know too many people who aren't hoping to win by the time they get to Am. Bred, so at any given show you probably have 8-10 folks there seriously looking to win. There's gracious winning, gracious loosing and just plain GOOD SPORTMANSIP. Criticizing everything from the club, the other competitors, their dogs, the superintendents and the judges doesn't fit IMO with that picture. If you're that darned miserable, please, please keep it to yourself. AND if you CAN'T keep it to yourself, EXPECT a little reaction. JMHO Kathy visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================