Carol, How great and thank you Fred. I will be looking for her and also the 5 other "new and coming" 2 legged stars. Maybe we will have more next year when all regions have the amateur. time will tell. AND Lanalee said the new handlers at ther Amateur were just very excited about coming to the NationaL! Let's cheer them on. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: <Scharo777@xxxxxxx> To: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:42 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Futurities and regions I don't believe that I entered the amateur futurity as "another way to get more animals to the National" I had a young lady who has become a wonder friend and almost like family. Of course I introduced her into the world of German Shepherds. Since she had come from a back ground of showing horses, she took to dog shows like a duck to water. And she loved it. She got a lot of encouragement from Fred Migliori when he judged here. She had the time of her life at the California futurity And she is really pumped at the idea of going to the National. Since I also though that the idea was to encourage NEW Handlers, I think the venue was very successful because I think our sport has certainly claimed Donna. I am sorry that I am a "successful breeder" who had some good dogs at my disposal to with which to encourage Donna. But that is the way the chips fall. I hope all of you who see Donna Tresko at the National have some words of encouragement for her. She will be the gal with the BIG smile and long strawberry blond hair showing Scharo dogs. She can be a asset to our breed. Carol Moore In a message dated 9/18/2007 6:11:21 A.M. Central Daylight Time, hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I thought this was supposed to be about Amateur breeder/ handlers. Little did anyone anticipate that it would be about the same breeders, just getting different handlers who hadn't been paid for a year.I think the concept of the event was to attract new people, who were new to participating in the futurity event.It was probably not meant to afford the same breeders and the same people who had been participating in the futurity system for years, yet another way to get more animals to the National. ************************************** 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================