We like others of our ilk, go for many reasons..clients and their lovely dogs, sometimes our own dogs. We go to see what if any is promising out there, puppies, stud dogs. We go to see the future or revel in the past. We go when we really like the judges, we go when we don't necessarily. But most of all we go TO SEE OUR FRIENDS, TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS. We go to see people we seldom see other than at a National. We go to finally see, in person a most special friend, that heretofore we have only known by phone or email. We go for the people, and the fun, and the hugs, and the camaraderie, and competition. And oh yes there is a dogshow , huh? We go for the tears for the Departed, we go for the Joy of watching a great winner, and their dogs, or with luck, being one of them. We go for all these reasons, win , lose or draw. It is the PEOPLE that make it worthwhile,, whenever we can, as often as we can, and with all our hearts. Kathy Tank http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com HOME OF: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================