Ok, we all know there are other competitions outside of dogs, right :-) Well, my son-in-law just did a regional competition in Las Vegas. If anyone is familiar with UFC, he competes in this venue. UFC is a combination of Ju Jit Su and grappling, developed by the Brazilian team, known as the Gracie's. Tim is a brown belt who is looking to get that black belt and open his own school. Yesterday, he won his weight class (heavy weight), against a black belt. He got one of those humungous belts that fighters get when they win. This was a huge deal as it was a regional competition. I am so proud of him. The training for this is so intense and very much like conditioning for the Nationals. It takes a lot of dedication. To make this dog related, this Ultimate Fight Champion is owned by a 4lb Yorkie, LOL! Thaks for reading this. Laura Thomas www.treasureranchgsds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================