Hi Everyone, Arrived home late last night from Tampa and I am now just going thru the emails...THANK YOU to those of you who congratulated me on Joli's presence at the Eukanuba National Invitational and receiving the Award of Merit. It was awesome!...Congratulations to Geneva (Joli's full aunt...a repeat of the Dallas/Valle breeding that produced Ginny and Joli's sire, Ch Kaleef Man O War Falkrigia and his brother Ch Trapper), to Justine (another Dallas daugher), for AOE; to the handsome Zane (another Dallas son)for BOS, and to the other top ranked GSDs who made up the rest of the entry...(it was hard to see who they were, the people at the breed ringside were five or six deep all around it...forget double handling, you were lucky to see the top of your dog's ears as they went around the ring... I am very proud and excited that Joli was included in this honor with all of those other wonderful dogs that were invited...She showed with zest (oh for bigger rings..) and was presented beautifully by Jamie Clute...It was a fantastic experience and I now have additional momentos for Joli's scrapbook...Even our local paper called me and published her photo and an article on her achievements leading up to her invitation to Eukanuba...it was super cool...Last but not least, Joli is a joy to own and love -brains, beauty, and loyalty...what more could you ask for when the dog lives with you, or should I say when you live with a dog??? I am "planning" on having some "little Jolis" pitter pattering around my home...hopfully in early summer..if everything works out...you know how that goes....Again, my sincere appreciation to so many of my fellow competitors/breeders who have been so supportive and sincere in their congratulations to me....Pauline Pauline Moon - Member: GSDCA(merica) & GSDCA(tlanta) Ropaja German Shepherd Dogs-Ch Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; BIS Ch Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; Ch Ropaja's Fils De La Rue OFA; Ropaja's Viva L'Endimanche OFA; Beecher (GSD-Retired Seeing Eye Dog) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================