I agree wholeheartedly, but contrary to popular belief it is a team sport. if we left it up to the dogs there would be no contracted stuff, no conditioners, no handlers, no keeps, just dogs. We take them off the chain and drop them in the box and that would be the end of it. That may be the purest way to go about things, but I am hoping I have a better dog, I am planning to have one in better condition, and I intend on making decisions to put him in the best possible situation. My part not only lasts 8 weeks, but from release all the way thru the doctoring afterwards. Like I said it is a team sport. EWO