I meant July through December, not July through August. LOL Too early for me. Penny in NC The Farm Dog Forever -----Original Message----- From: Penny & Bill Sent: Monday, September 23, 2013 9:21 AM To: ropajagsd@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: AKC facts compared to our National I totally agree, Pauline. Back in the 90s our own BIS Select CH Plainbrownwrapper v Jada-Edan (Punky) could do it in both rings. Yes, we had a wonderful handler, "The Gentleman" Henry Dancosse, who was lesser know in the all-breed ring at the time. I did very little advertising--I was a school teacher. (I did take on a good co-owner for about a year.) The first time Punky went BIS there had been NO advertising at all and she did it on her first time shown as a champion. Before she finished, 2 of her 3 majors came from specialty shows. I have and always will believe that a good dog can do it in BOTH rings. She was ranked #3 in 1995, being shown as a special from July through August, going Select at the National that fall. Being ranked and select were great honors, but the greatest times TO ME were the thousands of dogs Punky defeated during her all-breed career. (AND she was a house dog.) Thanks for the memories, Punky. Penny in NC The Farm Dog forever ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================