Paula - You should be very proud of what you have accomplished with Harley. He is a great representative of the breed and most important your best friend. Go for those 6 more BOBs from Vetereans....showing a Veteran dog is great fun and when you beat the younger specials it is really a great feeling. It's been a great run for you....Congratulations. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,RE,CDX,CHIC (h,e,h,t) DM Clear "Strider" 80 BOBs - #5 & #6 GSD 2009 On Dec 20, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Paula M. Cooke wrote: > Had a great time on the “Right” Coast at the AKC/Eukanuba National > Invitational Championship Dog Show. Sadly, due to some VERY bad and > deceptive advice, I was manipulated into missing it last year in > Long Beach, in spite of Harley’s 3 invitations for 2010! It was > wonderful to attend this year in response to his 2 invitations for > 2011... > > ... Harley will be retired from this mad-cap specials campaign he > has been on for these past 2 years. We have > n’t quite made the goal of 100 Best of Breeds which I arbitrarily > set for him, but, he is darned close, and, perhaps, will still > complete that achievement at a few local shows, maybe even from the > Veteran’s Class? Who knows, but, I do know that I NEVER dreamed of > a dog like this. I never hoped, nor planned, to accomplish all of > this with such a wonderful pet. What a ride! What a dog! I never > dreamed I would ever have a dog win 94 BEST of BREEDS, 10 Group I’s, > 10 Group II's, 9 Group III's, 7 Group IV's, an all-breed Best in > Show over an entry of approximately 1,500 dogs, and a Specialty Best > in Show, TWO AKC JAM/AOE's, and a few other much appreciated wins, > titles, and awards! > > > Paula, 294 days and counting > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================