[ SHOWGSD-L ] REMEMBER WHEN
- From: Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 18:47:32 -0400
REMEMBER WHEN
by
Barbara J. Galasso
REMEMBER WHEN: someone said a dog had a great shoulder they used GV
Judd's as a comparison or if your bloodlines needed hindquarter, you
thought of GV Lance? When they said a dog had it on both ends, they
might of thought of GV Mannix of Fran-Jo or a typey stylish bitch like
GV Charisma? When they said he or she was a great producer, they could
very well have been talking about GV Nestles Crunch or Ch. Amber's
Flair. <p>
REMEMBER WHEN: the Review was 200 pages long and everyone advertised in
it? The Christmas issues were the best. Everyone got in the holiday
spirit and the pages were decorated with holly or a wreath. How could
anyone forget the Covy Tucker Hill ads with all their famous dogs laying
by the fireplace? <p>
REMEMBER WHEN: the National was a three day spectacle and most people
could attend? Excitement was high as they watched and applauded for
their favorites of the famous dogs and ones who were yet to become
famous, the Honor Parade, the Stud Dog and Brood Bitch class, and the
highlight of the event, the Selects. The great dogs, the great judges,
the great breeders, the great handlers.......they were all there brought
together by the same burning desire to display the best of the best
bound together in good faith, good sportsmanship and alot of hope.<p>
REMEMBER WHEN: the breeders had a large selection of stud dogs to
choose from to breed their bitches to? A canine brucellosis test was
all that was required to get your bitch bred to that famous dog, and two
services were not unheard of.<p>
REMEMBER WHEN: entries were large, five point majors were common,
specialty clubs were thriving, big breeder helped guide the little
breeder, shows were fun, you didn't have to work as hard grooming dogs
at ring side to get the same winning results and you actually got to see
part of the show?<p>
REMEMBER WHEN: time passes by and with each decade a new generation of
dogs and breeders are born. New judges, new handlers, the anticipation
of the"teach me" novice. But the echoes of the greats who have come and
gone leave their shadow to fall across the specialty ring. If you
listen in the silence you can still hear the crowd roaring as LaMar
threw his hand up in the air to encourage the spectators to clap even
more for his beloved "Ironsides". You can see Connie Beckhardt come on
the show grounds brushing your cheeck with a kiss hello, and Lorraine
Clifford's hearty, friendly laughter...... ever challenging us to
follow the footprints they layed as a foundation to the greatness of the
German Shepherd Dog in the hopes that as our years go by that we too
will have something to leave to the next generation so they can REMEMBER
WHEN.
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