Well, I'm very glad that everyone had a great time at the National. The last time I attended a Louisville National (2002), I almost died from the dust (no joke). Couldn't take the chance this year and I saved a lot of money for Colorado. This weekend here in NJ we had a "mini-national" of our own. Three all-breed shows in three consecutive days, two of which were 4 point majors. The Friday show didn't draw well due to it being a work day, however, the other two shows were 4 point majors in bitches(only 3 shy of 5 points). The days were brisk and so was the competition. All of the exhibitors were courteous and the and helpful to each other and there were a lot of spectators admiring the shepherds. Now for the brag...On Saturday under Judge Charles L. Olvis my girl-Somerset's Mariah One More Time(GV Ch.Wayside's Honky Tonk Man x Eagale Valley's Andromeda)-went Winners Bitch and BOS. She was groomed to perfection by her co-breeder Mary Cummings (Stone Meadow Kennels) and handled superbly by her other co-breeder and junior handler Kelly Rauschmeier.(Kelly will be competing at the Eukanuba Invitational in Long Beach in December). On Sunday under Judge Sara M. B. Futh, Mariah went Reserve Winner Bitch. She was in first place up to the last minute, when she caught sight of me behind the tree and got antzy. MY BAD!!! But it's still all good, she just loves me! Anyway, it was a great weekend, with Great dogs and Great people around talking about how we missed the National. Thanks Evan for the blogs. Tony Correia Somerset German Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================