In come the dogs, and you can feel the tension. Daphene is taking toBill Leonard is standing here, and in the ring is Diane with an all black, that stacks like a pro. She has her first group in there and I like that dog. Down and back, and there they go around. Next up is Art Sinclair, (OK, if I know the name I will put it in). And, yes, I know it is Diane Brown. I just found out that the Open Bitch is out of a Ben daughter. Debbie Hokanan came by to say hello, and talk about her winners. Marilyn Smith came to say howdy with Dan, both looking great. I guess Debbie and I should not be talking about the winners, she has to do winnerâ??s bitch yet, but it isnâ??t going to change anything, I know. Barbara is in a red print jacket, a black knit top[ and off white slacks. Rita and I are checking out muscles ,and she looks a lot better than me, and is doing great. Barbara is working with Trish with a good looking dog, Lexx Luther. Ginnie Altman is sitting with us taking a break, and they are working the dogs, down and back and then around. The group is done, and now they each go around one time by themselves, first Diane, then Art, now Kent, and the crowd likes his dog, Army, (I love that dog), and now Al, now Trish and the last is K. K. West a new lady and smiling all the way around. And now all together. And Al Martin is talking to me now, and never seems to age. And in comes the next group. First is Leslie, then Bart, Joanne, Scott, Philip Moore, and Ariel. If you donâ??t know those people, ask a friend. I could give you their last names, but then I would have to kill you. Leslie has a very dark Bi, and it is a handsom male. As I sit here, I do think Army is going to be hard to beat in this group, and I see Dave Rinke, Martha Rinke, Bob Eaton and Jeff Mobeuse are standing about ten feet away holding him. How many owners does it take to show a German shepherd? There goes Leslie with that dark dog, and the crowd likes him. It is Amyrâ??s Naugatuck of Witmer. Nice animal. Now Bart, (Bartley) is in the center with his dog, and Barbara does the individual. And there goes Bart, and the crowd does like that dog as well, it is Greenbrier Farms Shout a Boss son. He looks like The Boss, and YOU DO NOT NEED THE BOSSâ?? LAST NAME. We do have to think about Barbara in three years to do Specials. She has great ring presence and she knows a good dog. Joanne has a real stallion dog, Gonvi Su-Roâ??s Eddie, a Manny son. Norma came by and said she was sorry I didnâ?? t win. Scottie is out there now and his dog is a deep bodied dog, looking fully mature, it is Lindehillâ??s Vinne the Viper. Great name, one of those Snake sons. Now some milling around, and Gail Sprock is here talking to us, and chilling. Joan Fox came by with a smile, and her great haircut. Barbara is doing the last of this group, and Ariel is out there, so the rest canâ??t be far behind. Martha Rinke is talking to Diane Brown, who I think shows her dog. There they go, one at a time and Joanne takes her pass, and that is a good one. There goes Leslie, and a very dark dog. The dreams of the open dog owners are still intact, and everyone is hoping for a break and even Mr. Rinke seems on edge. Jeff Mobeuse doesnâ??t seem to be affected, or maybe I jsut canâ??t tell. Lamar Fredricks just stopped by. Barbara puts her first, (last group) tot he side, and brings in the rest. In come the other two groups. She is cutting and now has excused a few, and pulls a few. She has eight, and is looking at three, Scott, Bart, and Ariel, and pulls out Scott and lets three go home to get ready for tomorrow. She has her keepers in there now and is walking to the front, she has eight. Joanne,then Kent, Art, Mr. Brown, Ken Tank, Mike, Scott and Leslie. Barbara walks to the front, walks back and puts her hands on her hips, says take them around and let them go, but easy, one at a time. There goes Joanne,and the crowd wakes up. Wow, do they love Army with Kent. Now Diane with a black dog, and some applause but not overwhelming. And she moves Ken tank up. One at a time, and now they are done, and she moves Mike up two places and now Scott. Leslie is standing off to the side, so she might be the last one, if so, then Kent was moved to the front and I missed it. Kris Frasano just came by to ask about the schedule. Yes, Kent is in front and working the dog to pose him right, second is Ken Tank then Scott and Joanne, (that is from the back) I am good! Barbary goes and pets the Black with Ken and moves down the group, the crowd loves Joanneâ??s dog, and now she is at the end, and I doubt she is going to change, but she stands back, uts her hands behind her, and talks to them. I donâ??t know what she is saying, butthere they go, Kent is getting set, tells them to CALL HIM, an the crowd goes nuts, no one is going to beat that dog, and YES, THATâ??S THE WAY IT IS! First is Welove Du Chenâ??s Army of One, then second ken withCathlin curzon, third was Lindenhillâ??s Vinnie The Viper and fourth Joelleâ??s Diamond Da Vinci. Many Campo was here for a bit, and now they are calling the bitch class winners. Tom McPheron is here and it is good to see him. He is reading his name of the GV and GVX trophies for Scorpio and Charo. She says Carol is good too. 46 years. Lee Brown came by and I congratulated him on the board. I also saw Lew, and he seems to be enjoying it already. In come the bitch winners, and Debbie is standing in the middle of the ring watching. Barbara is behind me talking to Bob Dresher, she looks just great today. She has sparkly stuff on her face, and on her it looks good. Debbie is taking three together, so back to the show.l Laurie, George, and Mike, now Art, Leslie, Jerry and Alex. That is all of them. Art is showing his bitch at 12 feet out,and she handles it. Now Debbie is approaching George and Miek and gives them some directions, and there they go, and taking the entire ring. George in front, they stop half way, and Mike takes the lead. Debbie is watching them, and clearly the crowd likes waht it sees, and Debbie goes over to them and she looks them over from the front, and walks back and now looking at George in second and she walks back and pulls the rest behind them, leaving Mike in front. She walks the length of the winners and looks at them all and says, â??Take them aroundâ?? and I bet this is it, and there they go, the crowd loves it with Mike in front with a fantastic bitch and YES, thatâ??s it. Winnerâ??s Bitch is the American Bred bitch, and Futurity Bitch, Marquisâ?? Here I am V Surigo. That bitch is going to give Happyandyouknowit a good run. But, what do I know? And now for Reserve. Paul Johnson just came by, and out in the ring go the bitch for Reserve the second American Bred, Sajelaâ??s Soladad Oâ??Brien V KenLyn. I think it will be the Open Bitch but who knows? Debbie does and the Shadow Knows. Off goes the American Bred, and the Open bitch, two great ones, and Debbie is watching them all the way around, and now she walks over to the rest of the group and puts the Open Bitch in front, and walks over to all of them to take one last look. She turns her back and tells them to take a pass, and there they go, and she looks at them and YES, it is the Open Bitch, Windy Acriesâ?? My Oh My. Now, on to Winnerâ??s Dog. Dan Smith came by and we exchanged cancer stories. He told me both he and Jim will be 70 next month, for Jim in dog years. Dan looks good, he has been remodeling Marylynâ??s house. By himself. I am talking to Lew, and Carole Moore is talking to us. Ken Tank is talking to me, and Barbara is laughing in the ring with Tom Mesdaga nd Karen. They are ready for the dogs, and I do think Army is going to be hard to beat. I keep thinking of that group, Jane Kerner, Jeff Mobeuse, Dave and Martha Rinke and Bob Eaton. Last year they had open dog winner, American bred winner, winnerâ??s dog, Two Selects, one the sire of the winnerâ??s dog, and then that dog went Canadian Grand Victor, and this year Maturity Victor. So far. I guess it is not just luck is it? And they are in the ring. Barbara walks out there, and it is along walk. She starts at the front with Ken and looks along the line while standing and tells them to take them around Kent, the Diane, Leslie, Kelly Terry, Bill Basu and Jerry. Not a bad handler in there. Barbara walks down the line and touches each one of them, before they take off. Liz Sotile is here now, watching to see what happens. And Barbara stands back puts her hands behind her again, and tells them something with a gesture. There they go, one at a time. I do love the Army dog, and so does the crowd. Now Diane with Rogue, another good dog. Now Leslie with Titanium, and Kelly with Show Stopper. Not a lot of reaction but some for that dog. Next up is Stealing the show with Mike. Now Ken George with Crusader and last The Guz with Chief of Staff. John Nichols is a young handler who made a real impression on us all. He showed in the classes and was just asked to handle a Dallas daughter in Specials. He is Paul Roots nephew, Jenniferâ??s brotherâ??s son. Barbara asks to take Army around again, and the crowd does go wild. I have never heard Jeff yell that way, and now Diane. Down and Back and around. Each one, but clearly Army is the crowd favorite. Diane does get some applause, and that is one good dog. Barbara watches him all the way, and now is looking over Terryâ??s dog. She looks at them standing loose, (sure like the handlers will let that happen) and there he goes around, and some reaction. She has done a great job or everything shown was good. This is an outstanding group of winners. Leslie in plum purple now, and down, back and around. She is talking to Barbara for a bit, but there she goes, and takes a slow controlled class. I think the people know what is going to happen, but good dogs all through the winnersâ?? class. Everyone is on their feet, and watching and now Kelly takes a last trip for this class, perhaps. She sure has a good hand on her dog, and uses the whole ring. Even George with the 9-12 dog has a good one, and in a different ring on a different day, things could be different. On the other hand, maybe he will win. The Listerâ??s money has been turned in it made $635.00 and everyone had a good time. Jerry with the puppy, and he does cut the ring a bit. And they stack them up. Barbara looks them over with her hand on her cheek, and gives everyone a good look. She sets aside th puppies and takes the first three. Kent in front and now the crowd is wild, and he does a perfect job with Army and Barbara looks, and looks and looks and now, stops them. She gestures to Diane to take the front, and Kent tells Jeff to call and there they go with Army in third. I think everyone will get to go in front. Three times in this ring is rough. And, yes, now Terry in the lead. Some cheers, but wait to see what Barbara does. They take a pass, and there are some long tongues hanging out, and that is the handlers. They stand and Barbara tells them to stack them with Kent in front again, and she goes over them each and touches the heads. She stands back and Terry Brings his dog out and stacks him again, and she looks and she looks and she moves back, and she looks again and she Points to Diane Brown in second position, and that is it, WINNERâ??S DOG IS SHER-LOâ??S ROGUE OF KARIZMA. A good one. Now for Reserve. Didnâ??t I say never to listen to me? Leslie brings in the second place American Bred dog. Reserve is Army. Close for my prediction. More to come. R Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================