Well, all my planning and all my scheming could not have prepared for what really happened. My Meet the Champions was curtailed by the need to bring dogs for the ring, however, I had Ch Jogra's Sgt Pepper to work with. He was fabulous!!!! He greeted and meeted all who asked. We had an entire kid's birthday party stop by, and more visitors than I remember in years past. Sarge was ready, with me, so Joey and Kathy could worry about their entries. We had many people come with real interest in showing. One of our guests became an exhibitor because he took a co ownership on a puppy that was entered over the evening Saturday. His son shows the puppy to 2nd on their first time in the ring together. The puppy bonded instantly to the family. I know all who are involved with this lovely girl are glad she has a great home, will be shown to finishing, and our club has a new member!!! We had another visitor who says he will not show but wants to be part of a club. I can use the help!!!! We had other visitors who are long gone from the ring, but wanted to stop by. Someone who shows a lot in Europe, with their dog, to watch. We crowned a new champion, put majors on 2 other deserving dogs, and generally had a great time. The ribs, as promised, were beyond outstanding, ask Bart!!!! Coffee and donuts for Sunday morning to get us going fast. My goals for this weekend were exceeded in so many way I have not the words. I fear I will start crying tears of joy for the shows, the fancy, the handlers, the judges, the exhibitors, and myself. There is still much work to do, but these shows were in many ways the best I have secretaried yet!!! Just keep an eye on my posts, I have even more planned for the fancy!!!! Next Saturday, Dog walk for the Humane Society of Greater Miami. There will be GSD's on the march...... sheila ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================