Well let me first start off by saying thank you to all who made the National great. Colorado is just beautiful and I hope to go back out there to see other parts. We went horseback riding and drove in the National Park which was just wonderful and awesome. We even had a snowball fight!! ; ) The site for the national in my opinion was good with one exception it could have used more bleachers and more vendors! The Victory Dinner was one of the best I have had in years and the food didn't run out to my knowledge, at least this year I had food!!! The blankets were a wonderful bonus!! I do have a suggestion however for the Victory Dinner, just my humble opinion. It is at the end of the week, everyone is tired, the Breed usually runs over and people are usually late, tired and anticipating that long drive home for many. I think the band was a wonderful idea however, I and I am sure many others, never heard them because of the length of the Victory dinner and after 10:oo many were leaving to prepare for their trip home and to get some sleep. My suggestion is to present awards either at the Annual meeting or during lunch during the week or after the judges speak at the Victory Dinner. The Victory Dinner should be exactly what it is called, the winners. I think the judges should talk first about their winners and any awards for the dogs and announcement of the judges for the following year. The rest I think should be done at another time or after. Just my opinion but one I hope the committee considers. Now for the best part, Aramist's Enchanted of MyJoy "Abbey" went 2nd in Bred By and I am so proud of my wild child. Thank you Olivia for your great handling of our obnoxious girl, Donna and Jeanie for your great grooming and thank you to the crowd who cheered her on. Abbey is co-owned with Olivia Calabrese. After a horrible drive home we finally made it and all is well and safe. Congratulations to all the winners! Joyce MyJoy Shepherds _http://members.aol.com/myjoygs_ (http://members.aol.com/myjoygs/) ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================