_mobilegrmr@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:mobilegrmr@xxxxxxxxx) writes: I always wanted to show my dogs in the Parade.....did so last year in Utah and enjoyed it a ton. Yeah I know a lot of people aren't that interested in the performance dogs but there were plenty of conformation people watching and applauding for everyone. My dog Mike (aka HI I'M MIKE!) had made friends with several conformation people at the La Quinta, and it was a hoot to walk into that big ring and here someone say "Hey there's Mike!" Enjoyed it so much we might even do it again this year in Kansas. I love it.....a couple of years ago, at the Ohio National, Pablo and I went to watch at the performance rings, and made friends with a few of the folks there. Then we met a bunch of obedience people over dinner, and had a wonderful time comparing stories. That Saturday, when Dexter was in Best of Breed competition, these kind people showed up to cheer him on. It made my day, for sure, and they were tickle to death they knew one of the dogs in the ring. When Dexter went Select, these folks were as happy for us as if they had known the dog his whole life. A good dog is a good dog. And good people are good people. Ileana ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================