I just arrived back in Miami from a most wonderful time in Utah. I feel that I am still flying at an altitude of 38,000 feet or higher..........Our home bred Lolita is now US Select Ch. Jogra's Lolita Lempicka! What a thrill. Kathy and I are very proud of our baby girl. After a rather whirlwind finish, she was shown for the first time as a Special 3 weeks ago and took two BOBs under Nancy Harper and Dean Wylie at the Augusta specialties. This was Lolita's second weekend out as a Special and she is coming home with a Select! Kathy and I can't wait to pamper her to death. Our heartfelt thanks go to Barbara Amidon for bestowing this great honor on our young girl. I have admired Mrs. Amidon for years, her knowledge is second to none. To have this type of recognition from someone I have held in high respect for so many years is icing on the cake. Thank you to Scott and Loren Yergin for all that you have done and continue to do for our dogs. Team Yergin did it again. Thanks to all who supported Lolita at ringside. Congratulations go out to Kathy Potter, Debbie Atkinson and Michael Sherman on your WB and subsequent GVX title and BOB! She is one spectacular bitch. Congratulations go out to Roxann Labra and Dave Lassater for Turbo's wins. I can't remenber an exhibitor ever going to their first National and having their dog go Futurity Victor, Winner's Dog and Select! Not bad for a newcomer....... Congratulations to my patrner in crime, Manny Campo and Ignacio Puente for their win with Dennis taking the 12-18 mo. male class. He is a very handsome young man and Manny & Ignacio are sure to have fun with him. A few words on the National itself. The site was great. There was easy access to the ring by all exhibitors. The sod held up pretty well until the very end when it became a little slippery. The weather was fantastic and the area near the host hotels had everything you could ever want or need. I had the time of my life with my brothers present. I had a chance to see many old friends and meet a number of new ones. The quality of animals did not disappoint. Its time for me to sleep............Goodnight and God bless. Joey ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================