What a great pos!!!!!. That is what dog clubs should be. A place to share a common interest and to fellowship together. Glad to see a positive post about dog club meeting!!!! Enjoy each other Terry Shirley O'Brien <alma_gsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Last night Tom and I went to the January, 2006 meeting of the German Shepherd Dog Club of the Sacramento Valley. Neither of us had slept well the night before and after a long day at work I must admit I thought about not going. It's a drive of about one hour and fifteen minutes to Charlotte's house where the meeting was being held. Hey, it used to be two hours from Magalia. We were late. I was incredibly hungry in addition to being tired. We stopped to eat dinner on the way so I wouldn't devour Beryl's whole cake as soon as we walked in the door!! So, why go? Well, for one, I'm on the Board and made a commitment. We live so far away that it is hard to do a whole lot. But I can show up. I can go to the Big Events--the shows and herding trial. I can help out a little. For two. I NEED it!! As I sat around the room and looked at Sue Mazzeo, Stacy Hayano, Sharon Allbright, Bob Grady, Charlotte Riegelhuth, Carolyn Martello, Frank Martello, Ed Mazzeo, Beryl Eshom, Nancy Hubbell, Bill Petterson, Cari Miller, Linda Battistoni, I realized that we had a shared interest and a shared history. We also share something else that is intangible and hard to put into words. And I need to touch base with that on a regular basis. For three. The refreshments are always wonderful!! Beryl's cake was fantastic!! I ate two pieces. We had a program last night. A DVD of the National. Tom and I stayed for a little of it and then started the drive home. Tom got up with the dogs this morning and I got to sleep in. Ahh, wonderful. Made it til 9 AM when Fallon coudn't stand it any more and had to come jump in bed and get a good dose of "human smells." Take care. Shirley Gridley, CA ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================