lewieb@xxxxxxx wrote: Since Nicky and I arrived home quicker than Julie, EJ, Jim and Kerri I get to make the first post about our new CH Caisson's Unconditional Surrender "Yankee" who was the very First BIM Amateur Maturity, bred by Julie and handled by Julie - thank you Nancy Scheinder; then on Saturday under Linn Klingel and wonderfully presented by Scott Yergin Yankee was RWD (4 pts) to a very nice dog Shep-Haven Out of the Park who finished his Championship - Congratulations to his owners Kelly Kriesch, Chris Willis, and Sean Bragg. Then came Sunday and once again Scott and Yankee looked awesome and thanks to Jancie Staley they walked out of the ring a new CH with the 4 point major win. Well, actually they didn't quite make it out of the ring, Scott and Yankee were swarmed by the whole famliy, yes we were all there, Julie, EJ, Jim, Keri, Nicky, Chris (Co breeder of Cassie, Yankee's dam), Sandy (Co-owner of Carson, Yankee's Grandsire), Loren and me. And as we toasted the CH, shed maybe a tear or two, laughed and remembered; we raised a glass to Tom C. and realized all the reasons why we stay in this sport......and that is to enjoy the people and the dog. Thank you Julie and EJ for co-owning Yankee with us and letting us join this wonderful ride. CH Caisson's Unconditional Surrender "Yankee" Sire: AOE CH Kismet's Sight for Sore Eyes HSCs, TC, ROM - we think Yankee is Dallas' 94th Champion Dam: PAM CH Carousel Farms Caisson MX, MXJ, TD PT, RN, NF, TC - we know this is Cassie's First CH Grandma - AOE SEL CH Carousel Farms Samantha PT - Sammi's first CH Grandchild Great Grandma - AOE SEL CH Ken-Delaine's Carousel PT, ROM - the one who started it all and we miss daily We are thrilled to have had Lenny, Jim and Scott show Yankee - A HUGE THANK YOU. Cold in Indiana? Nah, it was just fine....hahaha What a wonderful job by the the Indiana Club and especially Kelly and Chuck who actually joined the Moose Lodge so they could use the wonderful show site. My next Review column will fully explain the wonderful weekend and the First Amateur Futurity. It really is ALL about the Dog and the People, Lew thanks lew ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Finding fabulous fares is fun. Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and hotel bargains. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================