Bob, funny you should mention the rare breed shows as I attended my first one this weekend in Seattle, WA and like you said .... it was a blast! Not only did my Fonzi (AKA Am/Can. Ch. Jomar's EagleRock JR Fonseca, HIC, CGC, TC, OFA H/E) earn his International title to make him a triple champion, he also went Group 1 and gave me my first trip into the BIS ring! Fonzi was bred by Bonnie Calloway of Jomar Shepherds in Surrey, B.C. Canada. It was a fun and worthwhile venue and I really liked how casual and laid back everything seemed to be. I mainly entered for the written critique that each judge gives you after examining your dog. It takes a bit more time and things move alot slower than an AKC/CKC ring but it's also nice to know what a judge thought of your dog instead of having to second guess him/her. The added plus is that I met alot of new friends and even helped out in a pinch with handling a few other breeds I had no idea about - I now know what a Leonberger is! And boy, are they big! LOL LeAnne EagleRock German Shepherds - Lynden, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Grady" <badbob_2003@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Stormy435@xxxxxxx>; <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:45 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Is anybody out there? > I had a wonderful day. Nadine and I judged a Rare Breed Show. I know Evan > talks about them all the time. Anyone who has never been to one has to go to > at least once. These people know how to enjoy dogs shows. Like we use to. > There were 4 shows with four judges. We each judged all the breeds, groups, > and best in show. This was our second time of judging their shows. It was > a blast. > > AND, there were some very nice dogs there. Three of the breeds are very > close to being accepted by AKC. Again it was just pure fun. I loved it. > > Bob > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================