In a message dated 5/1/2009 5:28:32 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, helenfranklin520@xxxxxxx writes: It was never my intenton to disappoint anyone and if?I did, I am so sorry. I read this with interest. Many were upset with the judging, and will be in the future, but it is now part of history and over. Some day one of today's youngsters will talk about the National. They will say things like: "Remember the year the bitches were in and out so fast, or the one where those two great males ran together, and the one did so much better, or the Grand Victor that was the oldest dog shown, and still looked great, or when that dark bitch went all the way, and the handler was crippled up, or how about when Mannix won, (no the other Mannix), or when all the bitches looked exactly alike, or when so many selects went up, or when the handler died in the ring, or where the judge had to give it up and go to the hospital, or where it was so cold we all had to buy heaters to put in our pants. Memories. We have so many memories of our Nationals, and each other, and one more makes it just more interesting. It isn't what happened that matters, or who did it, but rather that we went, we enjoyed, some won, some lost. What or who did what is over,and history. The great thing is that we will go one for another year, everyone tried to do their best, and they supported our great breed. Helen did her thing her way. She loves out breed, supports out club, and she did it her way. That is all we can ask,and all we can expect. Next year will be another memory. The best thing is if we can be there, and the past is passed. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************Eat Great & Lose Weight FASTER! Start the South Beach Diet Online - FREE Profile! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221822996x1201398599/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B213623126%3B35100424% 3Bk) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================