Years ago we had a Prime Time daughter who hated rain. She would curl her ears shut and run on her tiptoes. Every where we went we ran into "RAIN". So we decided to go to California , Orange Coast maybe- Dan Dwier was judging. It did not rain. IT POURED. on the lunch break they had to move the ring because a river was running through it. It continued to rain. Patches ran around with her ears curled and on her toe nails. She did not place. Next day the sun was shinnning and it was DRY. Patches won the American Bred class. Dan Dwier was sitting behind us and I heard him say, "Why didn't they show that bitch to me yesterday". Yup, dogs and dog shows. You gotta love it. Carol & Bob Moore, Scharo GSD In a message dated 10/24/2009 9:13:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: But, and this is a big one, California is always pleasant. When it rains, it is at night. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================