Penny wrote: << I have heard Alvin stories for years--it was so nice to be able to see him up close and personal, along with his handler, young Melissa Chavez. Got to talk to her, got to see Alvin's antics before specials--he was trying to mooch food from everyone who passed by! ALVINNNNN!!! >> Oh how I wish that I could have seen my favorite dog in the world, Alvinnnnnnn, go select one more time! At last year's National, I was so fortunate to have met this big boy. I even got a big wet kiss on the cheek and I didn't wash my face for a month! (Just kidding. LOL.) Although I finally made it to St. Louis, due to an unfortunate series of events, I was unable to attend any part of the show. I'm thrilled that Alvinnnn went select, but it was especially tough missing the BOB comp because Alvin's the father of my wonderful sable girl, "Roxy." (She has his face and eyes.) Alvinnnnn's also the grandfather of my boy "Dylan." I also missed seeing Roxy's grandfather "GQ" go select and Dylan's father "Da Vinci" go select as well. But, all is not lost... I plan to order the talented Bob Lindsay's National DVDs. If I couldn't be there in person, viewing Bob's videos is the next best thing. Huge congrats to Alvinnnnnn, Da Vinci, GQ, "Team Joelle," the Graingers, and Melissa! And congrats to the rest of the Selects, their owners, and handlers. Can't wait until next year to see all these gorgeous GSDs competing in the big ring once again! Alvinnnnnnn Rules! Big Time! Paulette McGuirt ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================