That sounds like a nightmare to me. I could NOT send Harley off with a handler. We go together, or not at all. He is #6 now; that is, for me, better than being #1 and getting phone calls. Oh, shudder!! I can't go in the ring with him, like Lucky Sally (mention my or Harley's name when visiting her booth for a 50% discount) can with her Corgi, and I can't groom him like JR can, but, I am a big part of his campaign by conditioning him and all the other everyday fun things we do together. And, I was told last weekend that I am finally becoming a fairly acceptable double handler!! High praise, indeed. Thank you JR and Sheryl Brockett....you got through to me!! :-) :-) A few weeks ago there was a 4 day show in Arizona. We went only Saturday and Sunday. Harley won the Group both days. On Sunday, while waiting around for Best In Show judging, one of the show officials/judge came up to JR and asked why Harley wasn't entered the next day, Monday. She said the judge would absolutely LOVE him. JR proudly explained to her that this dog lives with his owner and his owner has a life and a job!! The official said something like, "What a novel concept." Our dogs don't live long enough..I want to savor every moment of my pet's lives. That is why you see Charlotte-Jo traveling with us to all out of the area shows; it would kill me to have her sitting in a boarding kennel cage while Harley and I sat in a hotel room!! Different strokes for different folk's egos. Paula Home of Best in Show, Multi-Group Winning, GSDCA Dual Title Award Recipient, AKC JAM/AOE, International and American Champion Asgard Harley Davidson v Plamark, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047, DNA tested clear of the long-coat factor. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Penny Kroh <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: BIS, etc Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:55:09 -0400 ...................After she lived with Henry for months and months though, Billy and I pulled the plug in early 1996, when she was #1 in the country, all systems. It wasn't the money, believe it or not, as our co-owner was paying most of the bills. We couldn't stand being without her--that may sound hokey, but it was true. We wanted Punky back home, in our house--my husband ached without her. Thanks for the memories. Penny in NY ____________________________________________________________ Penny Stock Jumping 2000% Sign up to the #1 voted penny stock newsletter for free today! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL3241/4bdc24a21a5a628c100st04duc ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================