See what happens when I post before my first cup of coffee. Shakira was only judged by Robert Kish, not handled by anyone other then Jamie LOL Melissa www.melanashepherds.com What a time we are having so far in Colorado! On Wednesday, Ch. Melana's Orion TC, won his Amateur Futurity class under Robert Kish, then on to Best In Amateur Futurity under Carmen Battaglia, handled by Rickey White to become the first Amateur Futurity Victor! Thank you judges, thank you Rickey, and thanks to ringside for their support and compliments on this handsome young male. On Thursday the crowd favortite, Melana's Shakira, went on to second 12-18 bitch in a large quality filled class handled by Jamie Clute, handled by Robert Kish who wished he could have seen her stand in a stack longer than 2 seconds LOL No one could miss that she has the gaiting part down as she hugged the ropes and wall like seasoned a pro, so we will continue to work on her willingness to stay stacked. ; ) The enthusiastic crowd support and glowing compliments was overwhelming and greatly appreciated. Thank you judge Mr. Kish, handler Jamie Clute, and to all my friends (you know who you are) who gave me guidance and assistance when I forget where I should or should not be <G>. Orion and Shakira are sired by Ch. Greenwood's Achilles and out of Ch. Melana's Pandemonium. Congrats also to all the other winners and placers! Today we are looking forward to just being spectators before the big day on Saturday! Melissa www.melanashepherds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================