The highlight of MY day - an e-mail from Bill Medley, (the love of, and the fantasy of, my life). Sigh. :-) :-) After the most terrific first stage of the ride of my life, I ate some Humble Pie today. Harley and JR walked out of the ring together, looking fantastic, but, without a ribbon!! The Fasano's Special's Bitch went BOB, the Funk's Open Dog went BOS, and Kim Schooley's Bitch went BOW....which made a 2 point (both sides) show a major (both sides)!! It was a most happy and exciting day....good dogs, great wins, very happy people!! This, my dear friends, is what dog shows SHOULD be ALL about!! My most loved and wonderful companion, Harley, got beat, but, these things happen...we show, we ask a judge's opinion, and we take our good, and our bad, results.....our friends are very happy.....and I am so very happy for them, as I am very happy to be a recipient of their friendship. We celebrate the German Shepherd Dog, and we appreciate how darned lucky we are to be a part of the good side of this dog show game. JR took six of us out for a superb Mexican dinner in downtown Tucson. Good Margaritas and good food and lots of good laughs. It is only 4:00. I think the rest of the day, and evening, may be fun. The Tucson club is having a dinner for us all this evening. The hotel has the best employees and services, the show grounds are great, the weather is ok, could be cooler, Tomorrow is another day, another judge. Win or lose, I really believe that I, or my friends, will have a really good day!! i have laryngitis, which makes doubling really difficult, especially in a ring that seems to be 3 acres. :-) Maybe I will have my voice back tomorrow, or maybe not. Some will be happy one way, and some will be happy another!! How fun is that??? Paula Home of Best in Show, Multi-Group Winning, GSDCA Dual Title Award Recipient, AKC JAM/AOE, International and American Champion Asgard Harley Davidson v Plamark, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA (Hips, Elbows, Heart & Thyroid) ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4bca4109bcb9a678cast06duc ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================