I'm way behind on our brags again, so please bear with me... RBOM DCT-Tebe Nobe Easy Rider lives in BC with his super co-owner Shalaine Watson. Shalaine was in the hospital having a beautiful baby girl by c-section and told her dad, "You have to take Rider to the specialties in Oregon (7/12 & 7/13). We're fine here." So dad came & Rider was awarded back-to-back MAJOR wins under Dick Jones & D. D. Ardoin! Huge "THANK YOU" to the judges, to Jodi Belanger for handling & to Shalaine and her dad Jim for having the boy there. This was Rider's third weekend shown in the states and he has two major reserves and RBOM from his other outings. That same weekend, under D.D. Ardoin, Rider's brother Bob (RBOM CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee TC) was awarded BOS, to the beautiful Quip. Eric was handling Quip so Shannon (JR Alcantara's able assistant) took the lead & did a very nice job with Bob. Not a small feat considering Bob was a bit distracted having his "dad" in the ring with a "pretty girl". Thank you Shannon. We think D.D. showed very consistent judging in the awards to the littermates. <G> Two weeks before (6/29), Bob was awarded BOS to (the incomparable) Quip under Charlie Mardecz at the GSD Fanciers of Northern California specialty. Thank you Charlie! Back to California & into the all-breeds. Santa Rosa (8/16 & 8/17), Bob was BOB on Saturday under Bettie Krause & pulled in the group under Donald Booxbaum. Sunday Bob was awarded BOS under Arley Hussin. Our thanks to all the judges and to the crowd for the ring support in both the breed & group rings. On to Washington. Yesterday, in Redmond, Bob was awarded BOB and a GROUP 4 under Del Richards! WAHOO!!! The group competition included many multiple group winners & some BIS winners so we are THRILLED that our (barely 2 1/2 year old) boy was competitive enough for a placing. HUGE THANK YOU to Del for the awards! Bob was handled by his co-breeder, co-owner, my best friend and partner Eric Norby. Eric also handled Bob to his BBE championship with major wins at BOTH specialties & all-breeds. What a fantastic team they make!!! Rider & Bob are by Am/Can Ch Avion Braeburn (linebred GV Uecker) and out of RBOF Dream Come True-Rivendell's Janice Joplin (AOE Sel Ex Am/Can Ch NuEraTragicallyHip Braveheart, HS, TC, ROM x Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne, PT, TC, ROM daughter). They were bred by Joan Intersimone, Eric Norby, Jene Dupzyk & Isabelle Dupzyk. Bob is owned by his breeders & Rider is owned by Shalaine Watson and his breeders. When you wish upon a star... you CAN make a Dream Come True! Joannie Intersimone & Eric Norby, Dream Come True and Norhaus GSD - Silverton OR - Home of Jaccar-Rivendell Brianne HT, PT, TC, CGC, ROM; CH Dream Come True-Rivendell Fandango HT, TC; RBOM CH DCT-Tebe Nobe Me & Bobby McGee, TC and too many others to list! ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================