The Parade of Greats was the best ever! It was so nice to see that out of the record breaking entry of 43 dogs, 28 were performance dogs! We do have a very versatile breed and the Parade of Greats proved this. Thanks to all the owners for getting them there to be honored and sharing their stories with us. It takes a lot of time, hard work and dedication to get to that level of recognition. I would also like to extend a special Thank you and appreciation to all the Obedience judges for coordinating their lunch break, some still in the middle of their class, so that we could go inside and watch the Parade of Greats. Thank you to all ..... It was a very touching moment and well appreciated. Lyn Chernak ~ CherLyn Shepherds ~ Three Generations ~ GSDCA 13 Club ~ Membership CherLyn's Dixie, BH, CDX, RAE, TC, HIC, CGC Ulric vom Kriegerhaus, RN, TC, CGC --- On Tue, 10/20/09, Paula Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Paula Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: NATIONAL - Parade of Greats To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 10:43 PM The poem that Helen put in on Kim's page tore me to pieces. All I could think about was my late, beautiful, Ch Diana!! All I have left are her titles. And they can't take that away from me!!!! The Parade was the best ever!! Thank you to all the participants. From the first dog, the remarkable Chandi, who performs VERY difficult (for dogs) work, all the way through. Thank you all for your dedication and your hard work. Thank you all for sharing your dogs and their stories with us. It made the trip worthwhile, and, reminded us all why we are in dogs!! What a wonderful breed we love. Paula, 360 days and counting ---------- Original Message ---------- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:02:26 EDT Subject: Re: NATIONAL - Parade of Greats I remember the year when I tried to read the messages about our parade of greats. I kept breaking up. I thought Bob, (the voice of the national) Dresher, did a great job. And, I told him so. I was trying to type and had to give it up. I couldn't see the screen. I finished it in the motel at night, when no one would see me. I have an image to uphold. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================