Whew!! What a trip! Yancy and I got back late tonight from Florida. Like Westminster, the Invitational is a show everyone should attend at least once! SMALL rings, tiny grooming area so crowded you couldn't breath in, no room between rings, folks standing in isles blocking dogs from the rings, folks stand five deep to try to watch judging. So crowded you couldn't hear yourself, much less someone else, talk! What a trip! The Invitational is slated to be shown again on January 23rd on Animal Planet, or so they announced Sunday night just before Best In Show. The Invitational will also be back in Tampa, Florida next year so start planning to attend now!!!!! Anyway, brag time is in order. Ch Adelgard's Yancy D von Marquin, better known as Mr. Yancy, was BOS to Gennie on Sunday over several ranked, and wonderful, Specials! I was beside myself!! I haven't been this nervous at a dog show in YEARS!!! Thanks to Scottie, Yancy never took a wrong step. Even though he couldn't really open up and show off his shoulder, the judge seemed to appreciate the boy. LOL Once it was over we had a great time!!! Lots of thanks are in order and this was definitely a "TEAM" effort!! To Ann and Nolan Suanders, MY "Breeders of the year"!!! To Mark and Barb Hefner - still can't believe you'd let him go. Wish you'd been there to share the glory!! To Kevin Reynolds for holding my hand through this one. Couldn't have done it without you! To Scotty and Lauren Yergin for believing in my boy - You guys are the GREATEST!!!!! And last, but definitely not least, to YANCY - a GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG in EVERY sense of the word! Now its time to get back to training! Oh, when I got home tonight I had a message waiting....... Baby Flair completed requirements for her ASCA championship last Sunday to become AKC/ASCA Ch Windypine Tsali Solar Flair!! She is my second "dual" champion. Hopefully, not the last....... Suzanne Kinman www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, AKC/ASCA Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, Ch Flash, and Lil' Miss Dancer!! Website updated 11/04 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================