Yes, it was unusually cold in Midland, and we had over 2 inches of = snow on Saturday! The dogs loved it, and it showed by their smiling = faces and wagging tails in the ring all weekend! I, on the other = hand, was not so thrilled! But, we had a great weekend, with CH = Windmill's Synchronicity stepping back into the ring for the first = time this year after time off from an injury, and walking away with = BOB both days (under Dr. and Mrs. Robert Smith) and a Group IV on = Sunday, under the ever-pleasant Dr. Robert Smith! Sting (who finished = 2006 as the number 11 GSD, the number one breeder-owner-handled GSD, = and Best Bred By at Eukanuba!) was breeder-owner-handled by me, as = always! We are very proud of our boy! Sting is sired by Terranorte's = Maharajah (a CH Windwalker's Jolly Roger son) and out of our sweet old = girl Kaimacha Chickasaw (who turned 11 years young 2 weeks ago!). Ashley also had a great weekend, winning Best Junior both days with = Wndmlls Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Mai'a), who is Sting's daughter. = This gives Ashley three Best Juniors in a row, as she also won Best = Junior at the GSDC of Beaumont two weeks ago! They are definitely a = great team, and we are SO proud of her!! --Heather Proud mom of Ashley...2002 GSDCA Best Junior and 4 time winner of the = Robert Hamilton Award, and Holly...2005 TX 4-H Best Handler! http://www.geocities.com/windmillgsd/home.html Windmill Farm German Shepherds--always owner handled! ________________________________________________________________________= Interested in getting caught up on today's news? Click here to checkout USA TODAY Headlines. http://track.juno.com/s/lc?s=3D198954&u=3Dhttp://www.usatoday.com/news/f= ront.htm?csp=3D24 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================