BILL HIXSON, ONE OF OUR DEAREST FRIENDS, ALWAYS HANDLED OUR CH. VON SCHRIEF'S PORTRAIT ROM (NEVER CHARGED US A DIME AND TOOK HIS VACATIONS AROUND CERTAIN DOG SHOWS, JUST SO HE COULD HANDLE HER.. )AND DID SO AT SANTA BARBARA WHEN SHE WENT BIS AND MY HUSBAND DOYLE, WAS HIS 'DESIGNATED RUNNER', THE ONE IN THOSE OLD DAYS WHO COULD RUN IN AND TAKE OVER DURING THE HOURS OF GAITING AND 'SPELL; THE HANDLER...WE DIDN'T DOUBLE HANDLE OUR OWN DOGS.. SOME DOGS ARE BORN SHOW DOGS AND THEY DON'T NEED IT...THE ONES WHO DIDN'T LIKE THE SHOW RING, WE FINISHED AND LEFT AT HOME...LIKE OUR CH. SANTANA'S MAN O' WAR ROM . HE WAS LIKE HIS SIRE CH. BERND VON KALLENGARTEN ROM WHO ALSO WASN'T EXCITED ABOUT SHOWING OFF IN A SHOW RING.EITHER... MAN O' W AR WAS BERND'S TOP PRODUCING SON..AND ERNIE LOEB ALWAYS SAID, 'THAT MAN O' WAR WAS BERND'S MOST BERND LIKE SON, CONFORMATION AND DISLIKE OF THE SHOW RING.. IT DOES SEEM TO BE GENETIC, THE LIKE OR DISLIKE OF THE SHOW RING..MUCH LIKE RACE HORSES WHO EITHER LOVE IT AND GIVE IT THEIR ALL, OR WON'T PERFORM AND DON'T GIVE A DARN ABOUT RUNNING THE RACE.. BARB WILLIAMS ----- Original Message ----- From: DIR<mailto:Dir@xxxxxxxxxx> To: cccaudiology@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:cccaudiology@xxxxxxxxx> ; nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx<mailto:VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx> ; pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> ; santanagsd1954@xxxxxxx<mailto:santanagsd1954@xxxxxxx> ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: sANTA BARBARA sHOW You can ask us "old fart" judges how many animals were in the Am Bred and Open classes back in the late 60's,70's and mid 80's. Was nothing to have 25-30 animals in the open classes--you had to break those classes down as Ed did this year at the National. So yes! going 11th in a class ment you had a really nice exhibit. I know our young GSDCA folks cannot believe this but it is true. Sandi Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: sANTA BARBARA sHOW > Probably not, But I was told that back in those days, > when you went 11th in the American bred class, it was > a big deal. > > I remember Bill Hixon talking about the Santa Barbara > Show at one time, but of course, in my young naivety, > I didn't pay attention and now regret it. > > Mike > > > > Michael Lynch > BlackHawk Farms,LLC > www.BlackHawk-Farms.com<http://www.blackhawk-farms.com/> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping<http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping> > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:admin@xxxxxxxxxxx>. > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org<http://www.showgsd.org/> > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================