We just got home from the taping. I found out that it will actually air tomorrow night. It was a lot of fun and I was proud of Charm. We should be on TV since George tried to run us over when he made his entrance. He came thru the audience, not where they told us he was coming. Charm startled a bit when the audience started standing, appluading, stomping and whistling. I was looking for George in front of us and reached down to reassure Charm. Just as I was straightening up, he came up behind me, grabbed my shoulder and jumped over me. Yikes! I was hit and runned by George Lopez, LOL! Charm settled in quite well after that and the noise become a non-issue. The crew was concerned about a Yak that was going to be onstage. I wasn't. Charm had to do a photo op with an elephant. A Yak is no biggie. She didn't care about the Yak. But one funny thing happened. The hand signal they use to get the crowd up and start applauding is similar to what I use in obedience for a Stand. Every time one of the crew was in front of us and she saw the hand signal, she stood. Oh, and they gave us a ride to the stage in a stretch golf cart thingy, LOL! It was an adventure. Charm's therapy dog certification expires the end of the month. I'm not renewing it so this was her big finale. She will still do private home visits with friends but the day took a lot out of her. Thanks for letting me share. Laura ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================