Gary, I liked that list a lot. :D I wonder how many breed "officials" would find their own actions reflected in those bullet points. :lol: [quote=gsicard"][quote="astibus]...if we were talking about livestock breeding instead of dog breeding, we wouldn't even have this discussion. ;)[/quote]Not so sure about this because I have heard that it can get pretty touchy in the livestock world too but I have no first hand knowledge of it.[/quote]I guess when I wrote this, I was still affected by the local county fair here, where people proudly showed their 25% Holstein - 25% Swiss - 50% {I don't remember} milk cow. Try THAT in a dog show.... :wink: :)