Years ago I tried to explain to Twyla that I would rather go in the ring myself and lose, than give my dog to a handler and win. Today I realized there can be an exception. Kierkegaard went into the ring with Summer and went Best Puppy again. This was the second show weekend summer had ever gone to, and she was so pleased and excited. To me it was as good as winning myself. It amazes me to see the happiness on a 9 year old, and to see how proud her family was of her. I also was blown away by all the people who cheered her on, and how many took time to congratulate her. Bill Basu was especially nice to Summer and she still talks about Mr. Bill, and Mr. Jerry. I am Mr. Evan. What a great kid and family. I will be excited to see her win her first point. O'Connor had Best Puppy wins on Harley, then Jill, and now Kierkegaard. Three generations from him. So far I am happy with what he produced. The drive home was not so good. It took over nine hours, with terrible traffic. Paula and Harley were about an hour ahead of me, and she kept me informed with how bad things were. I had a nail in the tire, so I went to get it fixed before I tried to ride through the dessert at night with a Best Puppy in back. Tedi is feeling better, so it was a good weekend. Now, on to next weekend to find the final point to finish Honey Be Good. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================