My bitch was entered in the Futurity and I was really looking forward to see how she would do compared to those in her age group. However, she and my handler got stuck in California together with several others and never made it to Tucson that day. Such is life. Boy, would I have loved to have one of those plaques. She was entered at both Specialty shows the next two days and did perform to my expectations, and then some. Thanks to JR Alcantara, and certainly not to my "expert" double handling, she won the 12-18 class both days. This young girl was sooo bald, she looked like a deer, but she moved her heart out. I am so proud of her, and I am equally proud of JR who did such a great job with so little help. I also want to thank her breeders, Carolyn and Frank Martello. who created such an exciting dog. My thanks also goes out to both Judges, Mary Gattone and Carlos Navarro, and the wonderful people who supported her ringside. The weather on Saturday was very windy, with gusts up to 50 mph, palm fronds and branches coming down and thankfully no one was hurt. Sunday was perfect. Altogether perfect shows, MPO Lee Fossland Liane Fossland Home of Ch. Donar,CD, Loni,CD, Auburn, Kara Mia and Windy www.steppenwindgsd.com EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================