We see Marion and Sam every year at the Florida Circuit My mom sits with Sam and they chat about old times She fondly recalls the time my young daughter (now 36 years old) took her assistance dog into the Novice class at a specialty show. There were about 9 - 12 bitches in the class. He gave her a 4th place ribbon (the dog did not win it, I can assure you) and when he handed out the ribbons he made her take a special Juniors pass around the ring, making a big deal out of her WIN to encourage Juniors My daughter also remembers the event and how special this judge treated her. It is one of the few things my mother who suffers from dementia clearly remembers Thank you Sam for being one of the special people is this world Doc Zoe Wynsum http://wynsumgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================