Now that I am home, I can post the amazing brags from my very 1st National! My boy Nikiree's Summer Premiere (aka Emmett) was awarded the honor of Futurity Victor from the very well respected judge Debbie Hokkanen! A HUGE HUGE thank you to Debbie for picking our boy out of the wonderful group of dogs that were there competing from across the country! To my co-owner, Marilyn Smith - you are such a wonderful person and I couldn't have wished for a better co-owner than you! To Leslie for her expert handling job with our stubborn young boy - she did an awesome job! To the crowd for their ring support, you guys are amazing! That was Tuesday - now on to Wednesday The 9-12 puppy bitch class - my girl Nikiree's League of Her Own was selected 1st in a large class of quality bitches! I couldn't believe that my 1st National was going like this. Dottie is a repeat breeding of big brother Emmett and is definitely following in his footsteps. Again a HUGE, HUGE Thanks to Debbie Hokkanen for finding my girl! To Ariel Cassista for her wonderful handling job with Dottie! You two make a great team! And to the crowd for their support in the classes and for Best Pup;py competition. I couldn't believe the noise in the arena when she went around! It was awesome to hear! And even though BP was not in the cards, she showed her little heart out and that is all I can ask of her! So that was my first National - Not bad for a very small person from New Hampshire who loves her dogs, and loves to show them off! I met alot of great people in North Carolina and everyone was so nice. Hope to see you all again next year in St. Louis! Emmett is owned by myself and Marilyn Smith, Dottie is owned by me and both dogs were bred by me! I am so, so proud of both of them!! Now, Emmetts Futurity Victor ribbon is going on my front door and I am going back to bed to get some much needed sleep. lol Cngrats to all the winners at the national - I hope you had as much fun as I did! Still on high from the Nationals here in NH!!! Karen Nikiree Shepherds We Have Emmett puppies!!! Can Ch Nikirees Midnight Mayhem TC, OFA 2005 FV Nikirees Summer Premiere OFA prelim Brown Hill's Jell-O TC, HIC, OFA Willow Hill's Your Wish Is Granted TC, OFA Nikirees League Of Her Own ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================