Please allow for the delay as I am only able to check my mail very rarely right now... I just want to THANK everyone who offered their congratulations on Chevelle (Chevy-chev) on her best puppy on Saturday in San Diego (wow) and best puppy and Winner's Bitch on Sunday (DOUBLE WOW!!) and best puppy... Chevelle is owned by Donna Sater, a truly classy lady and is co-bred by the two of us. Chevelle has been my favorite since 3 1/2 weeks old when I picked her as "my star". She has always been a princess, just like her momma. She made me so proud as this was her second time out and first specialty. THANK YOU from the very bottom of my heart to my DEAREST friends Ken and Kathy Tank for their total devotion to my lil girl. They know how much this little girl means to me and have been there since day one. Thank you also to Evan for your confidence in her (you didn't jinx it!!). And the deepest thank you possible to Jamie Walker. Her judging was easy to follow (when I could pay attention) and her ring manner was truly amazing. Thank you for appreciating my girl and makin g Sunday the best day of my life (so far...) Thank you to everyone for your ringside support- it means more to this newbie than you know... Now trying to explain to the "normal" people why my big beautiful ribbon says "BITCH" on it... I can not forget to thank SHARON AVERY for her BEAUTIFUL photos and help doubling on Sunday amidst all the confusion.. I really made a spectacle of myself on Sunday but hey- there is only that one first win.. Thank you all again SOOOOOOOOOOO much! YEA!!!! (tear) Jen Arends Vinstra Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================