I first met Bob when I bought a wonderful girl and attended his obedience class. We soon discovered she was very displastic and it was another breeder who brought Hanable to class to meet me and my son. Bob urged me to buy him and then he urged me to show him and it was Bob who finished him. That is a story in itself. We traveled to Iowa to show him ( my intro to traveling) and when the Judge dumped us to the chagrin of everyone at ringside Bob said to our little group "Now I know what a woman feels like when she's been raped". A month or so later in Calif. Bob showed under that judge again and not only won but finished Hanable's Championship. When taking the pics. the judge said to Bob " I know this dog I gave him points before, Iowa, I think." I held my breath as Bob answered with a perfectly straight face. " yes, you did!" He started me on this road and even introduced me to Gary Stasser who found the perfect mate for Hanable.We are certainly loosing too many of the old timers. Marie K. Hicks Hightor German Shepherds Acton, CA www.geocities.com/hightorgsd ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================