WOW, what a weekend! This was truly a special one and one of the highlights of my years in dogs. And yes Tracy, I am still smiling! :-)) Strider, Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, HT, RN, was entered in two of the four shows that the German Shepherd Dog Club of Sac. Valley and the German Shepherd Dog Club of Reno held this past weekend in Northern California. On Saturday, judge Rita Sandell gave the nod to Strider and awarded him Best of Breed over a very nice group of specials. Thank you Rita for this very special win. Shortly after show one, Strider and I snuck over to the obedience ring and he earned his third leg with a first place in Novice B which gave him his CD to add to his TC, HT and RN. Boy was I holding my breath in that long down knowing this would be his third leg. Now we are on to Open and Rally Advanced. On Sunday in show one under Doris Farrell, Strider again was the judge's selection for Best of Breed again! So in two shows in was entered in conformation he went Best of Breed in both shows and in the one show he was entered in obedience, he completed his CD. But it wasn't over yet for this weekend of weekends. Jagan's Remington of Jezra made her debut in the ring. She too was only entered in two of the shows. On Sunday, under Doris Farrell, she won a very nice 6-9 puppy class and went on to win Best Puppy her first weekend out!!!! Good things come in small packages! Yes, she was the smallest in the ring but that did not stop her. Remy has only been living with me for about 3 weeks and although she is not very well ring trained, you could still see her outreaching gait and her beautiful suspension. Thank you Ms. Farrell for your very nice comments on our bad little puppy!!! Of course, none of this would have been accomplished had it not been for Art Sinclair who piloted these two dogs to their wins. My sincere thanks to Art for his great job in showing them and also for picking out both Strider and Remy for me. And thanks to Anne Thompson and Tracy Radigan for letting Remy come to live with me and to Bobbie Kindy for the Strider man! Thank you to Strider's and Remy's "performance enhancers" Tracy and Debbie Hopkins....sometimes it takes a village! <g> And thanks to Susan Sisemore who has always been so supportive. It was a great weekend and the ringside support was wonderful. Thank you all for your congratulations as we left the ring. The two clubs did a wonderful job of putting on a Futurity and four shows in three days. It was tiring but fun. Lois Gregor did an awesome job as show secretary for all four shows and two obedience and two rally trials. Multi-group winning and multi- BISS Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, HT, RN, CD Breeder: Bobbie Kindy & Kathy Aubrey Sire: Sel. Ch. Witmer's Jamiroquai Dam: Sel. Ch. Utopia's Blast From The Past Owners: Melanie Elder & Kay Springer Jagan's Remington of Jezra Breeders: Anne Thompson & Tracy Radigan Sire: Sel. Ch. Jezra's Daytona Dam: Jagan's My Memoirs (Belle Star daughter) Owners: Kay Springer, Ellen Borders, Jerome Amerman, Anne Thompson Doing a very happy dance in Oakland, California.... Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home.<BR> (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001)</HTML> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================