I think Diane hit it right on the head......we advertise for ourselves.........more than for anyone else. proof? When your ad comes out, don't you find yourself looking at it and thinking "wow, what a beautiful dog..." over and over again? Most of us do. Supposedly we advertise to "sell" our dog to the public, and yes, that includes judges.......judges who allow themselves to believe every ad are going to be stuck in a hard place when faced with several of the advertised animals all at once. Someone reminded me this morning of the 3F rule...it's crude, but truthful. If you don't Feed me, Finance me, or aren't the one F....ing me, I don't owe you anything. Judges need to adopt that rule. (sorry if anyone's offended...but that rule exists, and some of us stick to it) Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <DPiagentin@xxxxxxx> > 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. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================