We are home from Orlando, having had one of the most enjoyable show weekends ever. We even found a Puertorican restaurant.....(it helps to speak the language.....LOL). Not only was the weather PERFECT, the quality of the entries was deep in all classes. I was honored and flattered to have not one but TWO outstanding Specials entered. It truly was a privilege to get to see these two BEAUTIFUL animals in my ring. Thanks to the handlers, owners and breeders for this compliment. A special Thank You to Linda Bankhead who was the BEST ring steward you could ask for. Linda knows her stuff. Thank You so much for all your assistance and for helping me keep the day relaxed and enjoyable. An acquaintance from South Africa came to watch the show on Saturday and Sunday and commented that it appeared everyone was having fun, and some were having too much fun.....<G>......that is a compliment to the fancy that was present, when Joe Public can just enjoy the experience with us. Kudos to everyone. The organizers of this weekend must be more than congratulated, they must be emulated, on what it takes to make a weekend like this happen (6 specialty shows and a Temperament Test) and happened so smoothly. Yes, some things can be improved, but to gather the volunteers, some with no experience, to get the job done, you have something good going on! Thank you Linda Novotasky for the AWESOME judge's gift. Talk about personal.....thank you, thank you, thank you! As we can all see in the news, the weather is going from bad to worse. We hope everyone gets home safe. And now, like the commercials say......HERE WE GO!! On to another year of dog shows and good luck to everyone. Below are my winners, and I emailed the critique to the club. Thank You again and Congratulations to all. WD: Open - 4 points - Karizma's Ike of Edale (Stuart & Sharon Birch, Canada) RWD: BredBy - Adelhund's Pocket Full of Gold (Donna & Samantha Graham, PA) WB & BOW: Novice - 4 points - EJM N' EkoLan's Forget Me Not (Dough & Liz Oster and Paul & Joan Johnson, MN) RWB: Novice - Grey Pine's Christie (Bill & Jeri Pfeiffer, NC) BOB: GVX CH Wolkcreeks Aquilla of Merivern (D Atkinson, K Potter, S Olvin & M Sherman, IL) BOS: GV CH Tazzmans Aregon (Kerry Sachau & Jim and Sheree Moses, WV) BP: (Mr Suave and Cool) - 6-9 Puppy Dog - Boys at Toscanova of Edan (Ann Schultz, IL) Ileana Nogueras ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================