Back to work this morning but I am still flying high from one of the nicest Nationals in recent memory. The animals were beautiful from the Best Puppy to the GV and GVX. The receptions on Wednesday and Friday nights were so much fun, everyone eating, drinking, laughing and just enjoying each others company. The Friday night tribute, showcasing the many venues and accomplishments our breed is capable of, brought tears to my eyes. If I may I would like to brag on my Venetia and Bombay. Venetia completed her HT (Thank you Julie D) on Monday, while Bombay who was shown in Rally Novice B on Thursday, earned his 2nd leg with me on the leash. The AOE presentation, of which we were a part of this year, was awesome with a total of 11 GSDs . Thank you, Helen for all your hard work and to Frank and the Parent Club for the wonderful presentation. I would also like to thank Olivia (who played a large part in VVs career) for showing Venetia in that incredible line-up. Venetia has been learning herding and obedience this past year and hadnt been shown since Colorado. I was so awestruck as Olivia and VV gated around that ring, Venetia remembered! Following the AOE presentation, was the Parade of Greats. We were number 30, and actually there were quite a few behind us. WOW, I was speechless hearing all those accomplishments of so many of my friends and our wonderful GSDs . For me, it was especially heartfelt to see Venetia being presented by Trish Wylie in the Parade. Trish was to have presented Venetia in Breed last year so seeing the two in that ring together at this years National brought tears to my eyes. Thank you all, and to old friends and new, see you next year! Ann ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================