After a long New England winter without a lot of dog shows, we were so happy to be able to make the trek down to PA for the terrific specialties put on by the GSDC of Greater York and Lehigh GSDC. Thanks to the clubs for putting on great shows in a great location! If you haven't been to these shows, put them on your list. The entries were huge, 5 points all three days I think, and the quality was outstanding. Plus, having left deep snow cover and huge snow piles at our house we were treated to 80 degree weather on Friday - who could ask for more? The temps dropped down to the mid-50s the next two days, which made the dogs happy (even if I wasn't as happy lol). We are so proud of our puppy boy Athena's Trouble on the Autobahn! Bahn was awarded Best Puppy under Judge Dick Jones on Friday, handled to perfection by the one and only Leslie Dancosse. Bahn is by 3x Select CH. Bill-Mar's Here Comes Trouble RN ROM and out of Hickory Hill's Sweet Tart. He was bred by Cynthia Pena and is owned by Cynthia and us. Thank you to everyone for such nice comments and great ringside support, we really appreciate it. Also under Dick Jones, Ch. Nikiree's Charmed and Dangerous, aka Piper, was awarded Grand Champion points. Piper is by Trouble out of Nikiree's Midnight Mayhem, was bred by Karen Harms and is owned by Karen and us. Thank you Mr. Jones for making this a great day! Bahn looked terrific Saturday and Sunday, but you know how 10 month old puppies can be. One day a show dog, the next day (or two) a 10 month old puppy! But he is a loveable goof ball and Leslie and Scott Mayle did an outstanding job reminding him that he was supposed to pay attention in the ring <g>. Ileana came by to say hi and between her in her leg brace, me on my crutches and Maryellen (?I think that's who it was?) in her brace she decided we made one whole person, good enough to double one dog! LOL - what a trio : ) Good thing we are all healing and will be ready for the spring specialties. I also want to say thanks to Cynthia for asking us to be part of such a beautiful boy. We are looking forward to his exceptional career. Pat CH Tarzan; CH Ben; CH Tia; CH Maddy; Sel CH Gus ROM; Sel CH Trouble RN,ROM; CH Picasso; CH Talka; Johnny, BP 2009 National, Bahn and watch for Annie! _www.gsdstyle.com_ (http://www.gsdstyle.com/) ; pro photography for dog shows, sporting events, and portraits at _www.snowheronstudios.com_ (http://www.snowheronstudios.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================