This is not a brag for a GSD but for my very good friend, Meredith Noreen, who bred and handled German Shepherds for many years. Meredith did not start showing until she was in her forties and put many championships, breed wins, group wins and placements on GSDs both that she bred and bred by others. She showed almost all of the conformation dogs bred by me and put on their championship titles in both AKC and the International shows. About two years ago, she had to give up showing GSDs because of a debilitating disease in her joints and she no longer had the strength to handle and runs shepherds. She moved on to the smaller breeds like Corgis and Tollers once they were accepted into AKC. She just called me from the shows in Ventura, CA and Meredith got her first BEST IN SHOW!!!! She has come very close before with multiple Group ones on the shepherds she showed, but this was her first AKC BIS and she is so excited as I am. The breed and group judge was Jacqueline Hungerland and the BIS judge was a Mrs. Allen. Maverick, the toller, is owned by Linda Fitzmaurice and had multiple group ones. CONGRATULATIONS TO TANTE M!!! For those of you who know her, you now how special this is for her and how well she deserves it. She is not on email, but if you would like to send your congratulations to me, I will print them and give them to her. Or if you have her number, I am sure she would appreciate hearing from you when she returns home mid-afternoon tomorrow. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================