Just wanted to add that Rihanna (Foxhaven-MyJoy Good Girl Gone Bad Windfall received her Grand Champion Title this weekend also. Doing the happy dance. Denise Fox Foxhavengs Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Caggra@xxxxxxx" <caggra@xxxxxxx> Sender: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:34:02 To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: caggra@xxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Michigan Brags, sportmanship etc. What a great time at the Novi, Michigan shows this weekend. My faith in dog show sportmanship has been renued! :) Exhibitors and handlers were clapping for each others dogs, even in classes where they had an entry. People seemed genuinely happy for each other and everyone helped each other groom and hold dogs and get things done. It was truly a great weekend in that regard. I had multiple people - handlers & exhibitors from other breeds and some non-dog show spectators comment on the camaraderie. I believe this is our best chance at reversing the declining entries and getting more people involved in showing. People need to let go of their egos and enjoy each other and their dogs. Then, just maybe, others will follow suit and we will become attractive to outsiders again. JMO.... A couple of brags to add as well. On Saturday Windfall's Emancipation of Mimi "Mariah" was awarded Winner's Bitch and Best Opp Sex over specials for her first points. Mariah is a littermate to Ch. "Rihanna" and National RWD "Year of the Gentleman" also known as Ne-Yo. Mariah's been waiting patiently for her opportunity to be a show dog and well, now she's ready. Thank you to Jeff Vander kooi who showed Mariah for me, as she loves me too much for me to show. I co-own Mariah with Steve and Christine Grainger who raised her for much of her adolesence. Mariah is sired by Ch. Cade of Fran-Jo, out of Joelle's Golddigger of Jeseffan and her breeders are myself, Sean Bragg, Lena Bogdanich and Beverly Pyle-Scofield. On Sunday, Mariah was awarded reserve and her sister Ch.Good Girl Gone Bad of Windfall "Rihanna" went Best of Breed in lovely competition. Rihanna is owned by Denise Fox, Joyce Willis and myself. Another little brag.... From the repeat of the above dogs is Windfall's Sexy Chick v Winstrom "Elle" owned by Jeff & Jami Vander kooi. Elle is just a baby (she was 3rd 9-12 bitch at the National), but we put her up in Am Bred with the big girls and she didn't disappoint, winning the Am Bred bitch class both days. Thanks for reading.......... Jeff Windfall ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================