Hi everyone... heard through the grapevine that there is a HUGE misunderstanding from one or two attendees from the Mohawk Hudson Show regarding the photographer and her apparent "tardiness"... Thought i would set the story straight... nothing like getting the words right from the horses mouth :) Last Sunday the photographer for the Mohawk Hudson Club risked her life and her car and safety driving a vehicle that has something going on with its water pump causing the vehicle to have to pull over to the side of the road every 20 miles or so... to fill up the overflow container to not blow the engine... and because of her LOYALTY to the breed, club and participants in all the shows she takes pics at... she didn't want to let anyone down... most NORMAL people would have said "forget them... i am not driving my car all that way and risking it to blow up and get stuck on the side of the road, with no road service plan, for a show that may or may not revenue at least a 1/4 of the money to fix the vehicle" but noooooooooooo everyone that knows Dawnmarie knows that she is better than the US post... through rain, snow, sleet, car running out of gas or a car in the process of blowing its head gasket or water pump...she will be there!!! even if she is late!!!! she notifies the clubs host hotel at 7:30 am to let them know... there will be a good chance of being late... not only did the host hotel NOT tell the club, the judges husband didn't listen to his voice mail at 11am stating the vehicle is not road worthy but still on its way.... but then THANK GOD for Becky.... and her answering her phone call to notify that WONDERFUL lady Charlene Marchand that their favorite loyal, devoted little photographer will go down with the ship... and be there even if the photos are taken all at once at the end of the show.......... Guess what folks? She made it.... and she took photos for 45 min, turned around and drove back a 1hr trip home took about.... 3 hrs.... not only did she agree to take the photo shoot which was the SAME EXACT weekend as the USA Sieger Show... but she totally blew off her friends that wanted their photos taken in the working class on Sunday... a commitment is a commitment, my loyalty is to my AKC shows and my favorite person Charlene! Soooooooooo for anyone who thought Dawnmarie was being an irresponsible photographer out hoing around with the Germans or something... can now know what REALLY happened :) THANK GOD those awesome club members from Mohawk Hudson knew what happened.... Marie, thanks for the water... Grace.. was so sweet to see you as always!! Ring Stewards thank you for filling out my catalog for the Review, other club members thank you for the hospitality and last but never least.. Charlene Marchand you absolute sweet, genuine person.. THANK YOU For your support and asking me to take the photos with my mentore as the judge!!!!! Next year.. i will HOPEFULLY have had my wrist surgery so i can get back to work F/T and buy a NEW CAR.. heck... i will buy two incase one dies again... and i will be there ON TIME!!!!! Becky... i have bad luck in April eh? Ran out of gas for the Olympics then this LOL Vent session done... i was wired, working on Photos from 3 photo gigs, got a phone call bout someone running their mouth, which is what they do best... so i thought i would clear the air :) Regards, Dawnmarie ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================