On Saturday, in hot, hot, hot Virginia, our boy, Wellborn-Allemande's Behind Blue Eyes AKA "Moonie," finished by going WD for a 4-point major!!! Our thanks go out to judge Jamie Walker for appreciating our boy. We would also like to thank the other judges who put up Mr. Moonie. Moonie finished very quickly with 2 majors and a Group 2 from the AB ring and 2 majors from the Specialty ring. I have tears in my eyes as I write this because, one year ago, Kim and I "rescued" Moonie from a neglectful home. He was in such poor condition that we weren't sure he would recover. Now Moonie is a big, bold and beautiful dog who is an AKC Champion of Record! He has the pure spirit of a good German Shepherd Dog and came through a horrible ordeal with his incredible temperament intact. On Sunday in VA, Moonie demonstrated this by passing the GSDCA Temperament Test with flying colors! Given Moonie's background, I think the old adage, "You can't keep a good dog down," is very apropos. Moonie was bred by Kim and myself, and is co-owned with Donna Calabrese. Many thanks to Donna for the love and care she has given Moonie. We could not ask for a better co-owner! Our VERY SPECIAL thanks go out to Moonie's exclusive handler and "girlfriend," Olivia Calabrese!!! Liv did a marvelous job with Moonie from start to finish. Finally, we would like to thank the members of the Eastern Virginia and Northern Virginia clubs for all the hard work they did in putting on two great Specialty shows and the Futurity/Maturity. Also, a big "thank you" to Donna Calabrese, social director extraordinaire, for coordinating the fun and yummy get-together on Sunday night. Now on to herding... PaulETTE McGuirt and Kim Moseley, GSDCA Members Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================