Hearing the stories of Lexington and how cold it was....I KNOW how cold it was. Wearing Levi's and a light blouse, (I was selling raffle tickets for the parent club) when I was tapped on the shoulder to get down to the ring. The 6-9 bitch class had just started and the judge, Joe Bihiari, wasn't feeling well. As 4th on the list that year, I suddenly was about to judge. Dressed in kennel couture, I smiled with embarrassment at the VIP's from AKC. In the center of the ring the wind and snow howled into the building right at me. At least the handlers could gait to keep warm but as I recall, my hands were no longer part of my body. When I placed the 6-9 puppy bitch "Reserve Winners Bitch" some thought my brain had surely frozen. However, Grand Victrix Fettuccini, showed her promise even then. Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================