congratulations, kay! how fantastic to accomplish from veterans - you should be SO proud. diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 5/3/2010 11:32:40 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, bedkar@xxxxx writes: This past weekend, we all got together for the Walla Walla KC shows....this is not unusual as it is one of the weekends that is in a place that is easier for us all to get to. Anyway, we had a good entry...36 Saturday and 35 on Sunday. I decided to show Stevie (Ch Von Hamm Bedkar Leathern' Lace). She loves showing and getting to visit with all of her friends, both the GSD folk and the All Breed crowd. After all was said and done, Stevie came away with 2 BOB, back to back Group One's and Best in Show on Sunday....all at the tender age of 7 1/2. As for the discussion about showing dogs and ranking them....yes, ego is involved, no doubt about it. But there is something more...not so easy to define. Watching Stevie "do her thing" yesterday was such an emotional happening. She was fired up and playing to the crowd....and she was a great spokesdog for the breed. The bond we have developed over the years of showing is so very special, both the highs and the lows. The friendships that she has helped bring about are priceless....watching her with adults and kids alike. That is what it is really about. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================