Now back home in sunny and beautiful Miami, I can finally come back down to earth!! What a spectacular three day National. The show site was excellent, maybe a bit dusty but the ring was very accessible. You could walk right up and see the dogs/bitches up close and personal. The hotel was excellent and within a stone's throw from the show site. The activities were well planned but the show did seem to drag out into the evening hours. Many were exhausted by the end of the day.....I can only imagine the dogs and their handlers. I was thrilled that Kathy came along this year. I had other fanciers beginning to wonder if she indeed existed....ah ah ah. In addition, Norma accompanied Manny. This was a great combo. The ladies could do their own thing while Manny and I just watched and watched dogs 24/7. It is always a pleasure seeing old friends and making new ones. Manny, Norma , Kathy and I are thrilled to have our Holly be selected 2012 Maturity Victrix! Thank you Cappy Pottle for bestowing this amazing honor to our girl. On Saturday, Holly gaited her way to Select 3!!! Thank you Lew Bunch! The competition and quality in the Maturity bitch class was amazing as was the bitch specials. The owners and breeders of these animals should be so proud. Congratulations to this year's GV and GVX and the Select animals. The spectators got their money's worth. Lew Bunch worked and worked them. Thank you to Team Yergin without your love, expertise, devotion and attention to Holly, none of this would be possible. Thank you to Denise Holister for allowing us to purchase Holly. Thank you to all at ringside for your enthusiastic support of our girl. Thank you to Manny and Norma for being the perfect partners in dogs. Co-ownerships are not easy but with Manny its been a pleasure. Thanks to my absolutely gem of a wife, Kathy who has supported me in my doggie endeveavors. Holly is now, 2011 Futurity Victrix, 2012 Maturity Victrix, US Select Gr. Ch. Depahl's Halston Joey ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================