Saturday was a BEAUTIFUL DAY for a Match in San Antonio, TX - So we had one The sun was shinning, not a cloud in the sky, and the temperature was a respectable 65 degrees. Sam Israel had flown in from California to do the honors of judging. He did a great job, and has a good eye for movement. So anyone looking for a match judge, give him a call. We had 21 dogs shown. I sort missed the end, but BOB was a Samaria daughter brought over from Houston by owners Don & Elizabeth Knight. I missed who was BOS, (maybe her brother) The two best puppies were brother & sister : sired by Ch. Crosstiimer's Cargho out of Ch Scharo/Ark Too Hot to Trot, bred by Mary Tripp and owned by her and Mary Golden. Most of the dogs were shown by Junior Handlers: Trevor Golden, Mason Golden, & Brianna Golden and first time in the ring Kevin Weston. (Good thing the kids came, most of the owners were not up to running) And first time in the ring: in Juniors, taking a lap with a puppy, were Conner Moore- Quarles - age 5 and Lindsay Moore-Quarles age 4. They were each thrilled with a blue ribbon. We had advertised the match in the pets column of the newspaper and had several newcomers show up with their puppies. How cool is that? Afterwards all enjoy a pot luck picnic. Our Lovely Yellow Rose of Texas, Rose Christina brought a 10 lb. sliced baked ham, with the trimmings for ham sandwiches. Cathy Moore brought her famous potato salad. Kevin's mom, Ariana, brought Brownies and Dragon Snot, ( Ariana also went in the ring for the first time showing her dog and had a great time ) . I baked a pineapple upside-down cake & valentine triple chocolate brownies and did not try to go in the ring, although Bob showed in the winners class. The best part of the day was watching the youngsters Sam Colvin's grandson, John ( age 4) was there, and his girlfriend (age 5) . This younger generation had a grand time enjoying the dogs and each other. Hope more will come and join us next Feb. Carol Moore ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================