Yes, I read his post on the gears. Mayhap he was just having a bad day, who knows. And trust me, I've been called a whole lot worse than 'fool' you can rest assured. Doesn't matter to me, hence my comment about the correct way to pigeon hole me, to wit, 'Tamiya snob'.

Thanks for the congrats. We haven't bred any dogs now in almost 4 years, as the economy tanked long ago. Since the election, things have really picked up. so we figured we give Plyushya a try. We bred her with our big black boy, Melik, the biggest collie you'll ever see. He's taller than VCO standing on his hind legs. Plyushya has done well, but VCO and I are about to drop.