This is an interesting thread, as I just put together an ad for Top Notch Toys, for my cavalier, which will come out in Feb, just in time for the top shows in New York. When I look at the photo that I have chosen for the adv. I see this gorgeous little cavalier, bred to the standard, and she is just beautiful. To see her in a magazine, fills me with pride as I bred this little beauty. She is also close to her championship, I find that the advertisement is more for me, than for anyone else. Yes , I would like the judges who will receive this magazine to look at her and say, WOW, that is the whole part of breeding dogs. Have been in german shepherds for over 40 years and I have done my share of advertising in the review and soon will do it again with a beautiful german shepherd by the name of Diva, and she truly is one. I love composing an ad and showing off my dogs in print,. I think that is part of the dog world and goes with the showing of dogs. My little cavalier (Chile Pepper) just won today in Va. , winners bitch, best of winners for another 2pts. making her total 10pts - 2 majors. No matter what you do, have fun and enjoy your dogs, Diane ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================