Hi All, Had a great time at the National, first one in about 12 years and I had a blast seeing old friends and making new ones. Had fun with my roomie for the week Paula Cook and being Helen Franklin's driver and getting to know her. I have to say, that the quality of the dogs and bitches was very impressive and I would take Mega Bucks home in a heart beat, my kind of boy. Also, our Veterans where outstanding and their owners and breeders should be very proud. It was refreshing to see so many Juniors completing as they are the future of our breed. A big thank you to all those who but their hard work into making this National a success, it is not an easy job and folks do not thank them enough. I also brought home the best thing of all from the National a new beautiful puppy bitch who stole my heart and I am fortunate enough to now share with my friends Cindy and Craig Miller of Millertime. She is beautiful and I cannot wait to get back in the GSD ring, my other breeds are fun to show, but the GSD is my heart breed. Hope everyone got home safe and I hope to see you all next year. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================