Yes, I imagine it is quite bittersweet looking back on those days. At least you have those memories to cherish. I know you guys had a blast! Paulette ----- Original Message ----- From: "sally" <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> To: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Germanshepherds4Show" <Germanshepherds4Show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 2009 pt schedule That is the sad part for me I was in the breed (1971) when we had that type of entry - We use to have 2 judges at specialties because the entries were so big. I can remember when the open class had more dogs than our majors do now. I also remember the group we all started at the same time, then some dropped out when kids got active in sports , a few more when kids went to college , now a lot who have retired(me) and no longer can afford to show a very sad day Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================