Nope, this is not a GSD brag, but what it is is a good reminder that Novices and Owner-Handlers can win with good dogs. Today was Day 1 of Eukanuba week and Best of Breed at the Mid Florida Dalmatian Specialty was a son of our BIS/BISS/GCh. Argus ROM (who did all of his winning owner-handled). Krash has been completely NOVICE-OWNER-HANDLED all the way through his career. He picked up two Specialty 5 point majors in the classes and Jordan finished his GCh. with a minimal number of shows and topped it off by winning his first specialty. Today they beat 6 of the Top 10 Dalmatians including #1, #3, #4 and so on down the line and there were 20 some specials. Krash is a litter brother to my BIS winning bitch Pauli and we are so proud of this team. Remember, everytime you think only handlers can win, remember that a good dog, in proper condition, properly handled and properly trained can beat the big boys. Oh, and there have been NO ads for Krash as Jordan just completed college last year. Jessica MacMillan No Frills Dog Bathing Service & Design Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC) Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC Blog: http://mylittleblogspot.myblogsite.com/ Manager of: The Dalmatian Stud Dog List on Facebook The German Shepherd Stud Dog List on Facebook ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================