Ladies & Gentlemen of Da List, I must add to this one on winning, losing, handlers and the SPORT --- as such -- Oh, yes the other sports compared also have referees, judges, umpires, regulations etc. etc. Therefore, with rules etc. in other sports, look at ours and you will see the fairness of our CHOICE of entering or NOT. Oh, as you say, you do not always win with the best dog, but, think, just like us, they have their good days and their bad. Athletes do too, broken hockey players teeth - LOL Shoulder messes & arms and legs that break in football & basketball. Fighting among the fans -- oh, no -- never mind! Yikes, we never have any of that stuff with our group. I think Dog Showing is a wonderful and peaceful sport and I'm so glad to, once again, be able to be a part of it. Oh, I just thought of this too --- WE CHOOSE THE JUDGES WE WANT FOR OUR SHOWS TOO ----- as well as the ones who show, so we have more choices than some anyway. The thread going here now about UTAH and places for our National shows how we are so democratic with voting etc. I L O V E Y A ' L L ---- and do keep up the good times & banter among our elete --- which we all know WE ARE ALL ELITE FOLKS --- with the very best dogs on earth - GSDs YeeeeeeeHa the other Norma & the critters on the farm looking forward to the real Norma's return in a couple weeks. Chow (Chow) -- not me -- I've had them boarding and I'll take a GSD any day --- oh, bias here, but it's Ok HERE! ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================