In a message dated 1/18/05 9:37:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, dlauffer@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: << Your going to have to pry that piece of wood from my cold dead fingers before ANY one gets it!!! I'm very proud of it. It's only a 4th place, and not because there were only 4 dogs<G>. It was our first furturity, with our first conformation dog, I'll pay for it if it helps but you can't have it back. >> I have to agree with Dee on this one. I've been in/out of this breed for damned near 30 years(the wedding gift from my mentor in May 1975 was the registration papers and her telling Lora and I that Kochise was paid for in full). The happiest day of my life was when Leslie walked out of the ring at the 2003 GL Futurity with the 2nd place Intermediate bitch plaque and ribbon. You can ask anyone who knows me(especially Fred and Ellen) how happy I was that day. You see not only do I own Cherish(AKA my Wild Child)I also planned the breeding paid the expenses And picked her out at 4 weeks over her sister everything that was done as far as her training(leash etc.)was done by me. As for buying the plaque I did that as well you see I donated for the entire class. The entry was 11 and the actual bitches shown was 4. The 3 & 4 placers weren't slouches and were from 2 top kennels. Bob Neiman ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================