My first national was the 2002 national in St. Louis and I will never forget it! I was only 11 (almost 12) but that event will always be one of the best of my life. I went Best Junior Handler over a lot of other great kids, and I was just a baby at the time. I remember crying out of joy and calling my mom who was at a show in South Dakota (where she won a major on one of our dogs). She was shocked. It was also one of the few times my Nash stood right away for a picture. It was also one of my favorite dog show memories with my dad who doesn't really show any more. I don't really remember much else besides our good friends Sergio Espejo and Val Manning being there even though I know alot more people I know were there, but like I said I was just a baby back then. I also met alot of people there. :) Thanks for letting me have a nice little trip down memory lane. Ashley E Miller Handler/Owner/Breeder WINDMILL FARM GSDs http://www.windmillgermanshepherds.com/ --- On Tue, 12/6/11, Stormy Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Stormy Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] National Memories To: "showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tuesday, December 6, 2011, 11:20 AM My first national was a pass through. I brought a couple of pups down to Del Mar to show a buyer... walked through the stands and watched my friend's GSD go in the first cut, looked around, gathered my pups and took over 3 hours to get back home. But that hooked me. Stormy ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================