Thanks doesn't seem to be enough but that is all I can say to Ed Barritt for awarding our girl GCH EKO-LAN N EMJS ENCORE a/k/a Corie GVX. There were surely superb bitches to chose from. It was such a thrill for Bob, Frank, Kris, Ellen, Fred and myself to be able to stand together in the winners corner hugging each other. After Bobs tough year it was the best medicine he could have gotten. Corie came home to us from Beaumont after her second place win in the 9-12 class at the Nationals. Thanks to Kris and Frank for sharing Corie with us and to Fred, Ellen and Elaine Estep for breeding Corie. Those that know her know she is a DIVA. She has been trained, loved and directed by her best friend Bill Tank. We can never truly express our appreciation for your hard work Bill. The win was even sweeter as history was made by the brother sister act. Congratulations to Fred and Ellen for your wonderful achievements with big brother Eli. We appreciate all the judges who gave Corie points for her championship and pointed to her for Best of Breed. Thanks to all of her supporters at the National and at home. Her days in the ring are over and she has fulfilled our dreams. We can watch her on the tapes forever. However, she will be getting new jobs, herding or obedience and of course mother to our next champion. The 19 hour trip home seemed so much shorter, must have been the ruby slippers. Bob & Charlotte Funk ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================