As I sit here Christmas Eve day, I look back on the last few years especially since my husband passed away. I have made so many new friends through our love of the German Shepherd Dog. Going to shows, finishing my first champion last year, getting other nice dogs on their way to their championships, breeding beautiful dogs, helping those who were struck by tragedy with the horrible hurricanes this year -- all this has a special place in my heart during this holiday season. I have to take a quick moment to thank my mentor, Vicki Burkey of Von Charisma GSDs for giving me the absolute unbiased; "no holds barred" guidance I need to help accomplish my goals. I have much to be thankful for during this holiday and for this I give thanks. Perhaps take a moment to thank your "mentor", I know we all had one at some point in our addictive dog show careers. May you all have a blessed, fruitful, healthy and compassionate Holiday Season and now it is time to play with puppies and "youngins" and give some special loving hugs to my oldsters. Pat Lukos Sarava German Shepherds WE HAVE PUPPIES http://members.aol.com/Shondi2/PUPPIESAVAILABLE.html ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================