"A pedigree indicates what your dog should be. Conformation indicates what your dog appears to be. Performance indicates what your dog truly IS." This past weekend in Louisville, I had one of my best weekends ever.... My beautiful and very talented girl, CH Cassie, qualifed in 9 of 10 events and earned FIVE new titles this weekend (placing first with a perfect score in every agility class and placing in competitive obedience classes!). She will now be known as PAM CH Carousel Farms Caisson VCD1 MX MXJ OF AXP OJP TD CD RN HSAs TC. Cassie is out of AOE Sel CH Carousel Farms Samantha PT TC and is by 3X Sel Ex CH Pinebuck's Kidd Carson ROM. Also, Cassie's beautiful and talented sons have had some good weeks. Her son, Sherman, who saved his family from a house fire about a month ago, finished his Championship last weekend in Kansas! Sherman's full name is CH Caisson's Atlanta Burning PT. We are VERY proud of him and pleased for Jim & Karen Lollar (Sherman's owner) as he is their first champion!! Cassie's other son, CH Yankee, started and finished his Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves title this weekend with 2 first places and a 2nd place. He has only been competing in agility for a few months and has REALLY moved up the ranks quickly! He also qualified in Excellent Standard one day, but two days he knocked a bar with his tail :-( I told him that if this continues, I may just have to dock it :-) He had VERY nice runs, especially for a young inexperienced dog! Yankee is: CH Caisson's Unconditional Surrender OA AXJ NF PT and is owned by LTC E.J. & Julie Degen and Nicky & Lew Bunch. Both Yankee & Sherman are out of my CH Cassie, and are by "Dallas" (AOE BIS BISS Am/Can Sel EX CH Kismet's Sight for Sore Eyes HSCs TC). Cassie is 6 years old, has had one litter (with two champions in that litter), and has earned twenty three titles....all while being a true "military brat" dog...living in 6 different places in her 6 years. I can't thank Chris Kimerer, Nicky & Lew Bunch enough for this wonderful girl. She's truly an amazing girl in EVERY way and I am very blessed to share my life with her. Julie Degen _www.caissonkennels.com_ (http://www.caissonkennels.com/) "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================