Finally home from Kentucky..= BIG, BIG thank you to Judge Michele Billings for recognizing our boy Hidden= Valley's The Natural (Hobbs) with a 4 pt major on Sunday. He was handled, = groomed and shown to perfection by our friend, the one, the only Tiffa= ny Bartley who has been training and conditioning him...and it shows! To my= friend Cindy Miller for being the best traveling partner one could hope for. It was indeed = the BEST trip ever!! We had a BLAST from the beginning of our tr= ip, leaving on St. Patty's Day (the lucky charm day) to the very end of our= trip arriving home safe and sound. When we arrived at the show, much= to my surprise, we were going to be in Ring 7 (lucky seven) both Saturday = and Sunday. Although Saturday didn't work out like we hoped even thou= gh Hobbs won the open class...Sunday was magic!!! Who could have hoped for = more! To be there to see my Hobbsie be awarded a 4 pt MAJOR...well it= was the BOMB! We finallyarrived home from our 7 day trek o= n Tuesday and it took me 7 hours to journal our trip. We met lots of = wonderful people in Kentucky who showed us what 'southern' hospitality was = all about. Thanks to all..who know who you are! This was Hobbsi= e's first major..he will be our first home-bred champion when he is awarded= his second major...of which I have NO DOUBT. He is all we wishe= d for and more...stunning male with a sound mind,wonderful movement, great= sense of humor and just a magnificent specimen of a German Shepherd. = We are SO PROUD of him and can't thank Tiff for all she's done with h= im. His mother MillerTime's Sophisticate Style, OFA, CGC, RN and his = dad Alvinnnnnnnnnnnn are so very proud of their son-asare we! Thank you to all that have send their best wi= shes! We so appreciate them all! Our best, Paula, R= ay &'The Kidz' Hidden Valley Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================