Betty I am the National Futurity Chair. I think it's wonderful you showed and exhibited at the Amateur Futurity. We need more people like yourself to participate. I can only say I am shocked to hear that grown up adults would laugh at someone falling and getting hurt. I don't know you but I am proud of you for overcoming health problems and getting out there with your girl and participating. Please contact me privately. I would like to know who laughed or upset you in any way. I am very concerned about this. Since the Parent Club and Futurity committee is doing everything we possibly can to increase participation in our breed and sport. We were so proud to see a wonderful Amateur Futurity entry there. I want you to know I care very much that someone hurt your feelings in any way. Feel free to call me at 772-286-3801 Amy Safdir GSDCA National Futurity Chair Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty Abrams" <betjagsd@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 5:29 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > I have been a member of GSDCofA since 1981 (except for 2001-2005 due to = > personal and health problems). I am a shy person and really stay to = > myself. I've been told I am honest, tacktfully truthful, and big = > hearted. I would never say anything to hurt someone's feelings or say = > anything behind thier back. I do not back stab. I consider myself a = > "newbie" when it comes to the comformation ring. I own 1-2 German = > Shepherds at a time. They are my house pets and companions first. I = > love them dearly. I am also the woman that showed her own dog at the = > mid atlantic amateur maturity. I am the person that fell not just once, = > but twice. I got up both times and finished the class. Brusied and = > bloody I even set my girl up for pictures. Yes, I know we were the only = > one in the class, but I am proud that I was able to do it. I've had a = > heart attack, 2 back surgeries and alot of other medical problems. I'm = > happy just to be able to walk with my girls. Honestly nothing bothered = > me as I made a fool of myself falling in the ring. Dan Smith as my = > girls breeder offered to take "Blitz" back in the ring for Best Amateur = > Bitch but could not because of his judging statis. (I'll never forget = > that Marilyn and Dan one of the two nice things about the day Thanks = > again) As luck would have it a young girl I believe is associated with = > "The Girlz" took her back in for me. (The second nice thing of the day. = > Thanks again. I sorry I didn't get your name). I am upset over the = > snickers and being laughed at after the class. The people at ringside = > that don't know me were mean and vicious. You should be ashamed of = > yourselves. If this is the way people are treated no wonder the dog = > world is going down the tubes. I did something I only ever dreamed of. = > I entered and showed my own dog at a maturity. I will never do it = > again. The people who laughed at me made sure of that. If you think it's = > funny when a 50 something year old lady that can bearly walk falls to = > the ground doing something she loved you mother did something wrong. > > > ============================================================================ > 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. 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