>>>> I'm not even sure if I would have been attracted to the breed if I had seen it in a showing or circus context at first, it's too bad.
I'm sure I wouldn't have so attracted. And I don't care to hear arguments that other trainers may or may not use fire, blah, blah - that just makes me go glassy-eyed. But then, I got used to saying, "So, if Little Susie jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you jump off too?" when my kid would make the, "But Mom, ALL the kids are..." arguments. That's just normal for a kid though...hopefully, most adults know better. And actually, I'm pretty proud that my kid has been an independent thinker as much as she has been all her life, but I digress. What's right and important is right and important, no matter who is (or isn't) doing it. Maybe it's not a good thing to get into a keep-up-with-the-Joneses race on flashiness, forgetting the true qualities of the breed, and what's in their best interest. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.5/706 - Release Date: 2/28/2007 4:09 PM
