Congratulations to all the winners at the GSDC/Central Mass. Show - It sure was a day for ducks and die hard doggie exhibitors. Big thank you's to the Judges (breed, obedience, CGC, and I think there was a herding event a couple miles away) who stood out all day in downpouring rain & ankle deep mud, and to the dedicated handlers who did an outstanding job every time around the ring on slippery muddy grass, gotta give you guys and gals a big winners cheer and a best of breed ribbon for doing such great jobs on all your doggies... Good job to the GSDC/CM members and show committees. Best Puppy Amstar-Tuthills Instant Replay (aka. "RJ") Breeder / Owners: Maree A O'Brien & Joan M Tuthill Sire: AM/Can Sel. Ch. Witmer's Jamiqoquai, OFA Dam: Karizma's Rioja ll, CGC, Herd Ins. Tested, TC, OFA Handled & Trained to perfection by Philip Moore Watch for them at the National and upcoming shows - This team is going to be hard to beat They gaited around the mud drenched ring in pouring down rain using the whole ring and never missed a stride - Thank you Philip for a super training and handling job and Thank you Maree and family for having faith in your very first home bred puppy ... Best of Luck to all of you... Thanks to Judge Linda Robey for finding RJ in the quality filled 9-12 class. CGC And then there was Blu - He made me proud this day - I know its only a CGC but he truly was not ready to do this test, with a short 5/10 minutes to get ready and learn the down & stays, he gave it a try, to figure out what I wanted, and then because he is a German Shepherd and loves me with the heart and soul of a shepherd he looked me in the eye and we knew we could do this & we did - what a guy! - thanks Blu and thanks to the patience of Evaluator Jacqueline Breault - also want to thank Linda Chernak for help with the quick advice for the down stay. He is called Blu because there were 3 pups in his litter (red collar, black collar and blue collar) His name "Blu" just stuck with him and so that is what he shall be called. Abria-Tuthills Boy In Blu, OFA prelim good H&E, CGC Breeder/Owners: Joan M Tuthill & Tracy Kosofski Sire: AM/Can Sel. Ch. Witmer's Jamiqoquai, OFA Dam: Tuthill-Abria's She's All That, OFA, CGC, TC, HIC Watch for this guy - coming out soon - big, strong and handsome. Congrats to Linda & Laura Chernak on their first place win with "Dixie" - she gave us a run for the Best Puppy ribbon... Congrats to BOS puppy winner also I had a great day - starting with Blu in the CGC - I don't care that it rained buckets - the sun was shinning in my corner of the world - and ending with Laura's dog "Kelly" who can stand on her head to find the food hidden under the crate deck in the back of the car. What a great dog she is...Oh and Laura's not so bad either...(VBG).. See ya all next week at the New Haven Show...jmt Joan M Tuthill Tuthill Shepherds based in CT. Not ashamed of my doggies, my club, or our accomplishments..... ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================