After being out of the ring for almost 3 months (blowing and growing coat), Stevie (Ch. Von Hamm Bedkar Lathern' Lace) was back in true form at the Emerald Classic in Eugene, OR. She was BOB all four shows (Majors on Sat. and Sun.) Group 4th on Thursday (Mr. Steven Hubbel) Group 1st on Saturday (Mrs. Cathy Daugherty) Group 2nd on Sunday (Col. Hal Brizee) Stevie was beautifully presented by Julie Hamasaki, her great friend and favorite handler. Julie also finished two champions for Kathy Martin this weekend....congrats to Kathy and Larree. A special thanks to Julie....she has a soft tissue injury of the left ankle and she was showing with it strapped with tape Stevie has been sharing this year with her nephew, Schultz (Ch. Von Hamm Bedkar I Know Nothing)....in Aug. he picked up 3 more BOB's and a Group 4th. This is his year to watch Aunt Stevie and see how it is done. -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/ ============================================================================