Dorothy has done a great job with this little girl.. Good going Dorothy you deserve this win with this pretty girl. Susan Court Lacy Kennels 650-207-0366 "A German Shepherd owns the ground he stands on.... ...he does not run or bite if you wish to share it!" In a message dated 03/18/12 19:17:54 Pacific Daylight Time, showgsd writes: Thank you, thank you, thank you Gary Szymczak for our newest Champion! Yesterday at the Diablo Valley German Shepherd Dog Club, Scherzar's Tapestry II won her American bred class and went on to Winner's Bitch for her 4th major, finishing her Championship! To make the win even sweeter, she was awarded Best of Breed over 5 lovely specials. Our thanks to judge Gary Szymczak for loving her almost as much as we all do and recognizing her beautiful type and movement. As some of you may remember, Toody, previously known as Tootsie, was owned by Janice Staley and myself. With Janice's sudden passing, I offered her to Dorothy Linn who I have co-owned many champions with. Dorothy had loved her as a puppy and wanted to buy her but Janice wanted to keep her so I knew Dorothy would be the right person to get her. Dorothy has done a wonderful job conditioning her and getting her in beautiful shape. Since Dorothy has co-owned her with me, Toody has only been shown two weekends and won majors each weekend. Our thanks to my very good friend, Art Sinclair who recognized Toody's quality as a very young puppy and has handled her from her first puppy class. At yesterday's show, Art had to stay on his Open class winner so Jerry Guzman took her back in for winners and went Winner's Bitch with her. Then for Best of Breed competition, both Jerry and Art had specials so Amy Riley stepped in to show her in Breed and put the Best of Breed on her. It was kind of like musical handlers......Toody never knew who was going to be on the end of the leash!!!! Thank you so much to both Jerry and Amy for the wins. Amy also has taken her in the winners circle many times, and won with her. More thanks to Debbie Hopkins, grey dog Debbie, who stepped in and took Toody after Janice passed away while we were deciding where to place her. She was with Debbie for several months and during that time Debbie helped train & condition her and also grooms her to perfection. So I guess the saying "Sometimes it takes a village" applies here. More thanks...... to Bob Ghigleri who gave her the first major from 9-12 (Golden State GSDC) to Lee Brown who gave her the second major from 12-18 (GSDF of NorCal) to Max Thompson who gave her the third major from Am. Bred (GSDC of Santa Maria) to Dick Jones, Carlos Navarro, Dr. Gill for her Best Puppy wins and Karen Hynek for her RWB from 12-18 at the Canadian specialty before the National. And to our fellow exhibitors for their support and congratulations on our new Champion Toody! Whew! Hope I didn't forget anyone! Champion* Scherzar's Tapestry II Sire: Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, CGC,HT,RE,CDX,CHIC (h,e,h,t) DM Clear aka "Strider" Dam: Scherzar's Secret Desire Breeder: Janice Staley Owners: Dorothy Linn * pending AKC confirmation I am sure Janice is looking down on us with a BIG smile on her face! Strider and I are doing the happy dance in Northern California! Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com ============================================================================ 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. 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