My first national was in Arizona some time in the 80's....met Connie Beckhardt and Troll....she was a very gracious lady. And the national was OUTSIDE ----beautiful! One of the highlights of another national was when I got to meet Bear, Sundance Kid. Boy, he was just a love bug and you just wanted to hug and hug him and he graciously allowed it! Another highlight was when I showed my first Champion UD, Banjo, in the Parade of Greats again in Arizona. GV Polo was behind me and man was that a big dog or so he seemed at the time. I remember Sandy Dancosse asking me when it was time to gait around the ring if I would like her to go in front of me....well yes....Banjo was like 9 or 10 at the time and Polo had a very long stride! LOL Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Ch. Rohan's Reward TC,CGC,HT,RE,CDX,CHIC (h,e,h,t) DM Clear "Strider" 80 BOBs - #5 & #6 GSD 2009 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================