I adored that dog, too. Every time I was judging BIS, if Victor had Ben there, he'd go 2nd in the group...it broke my heart, because I always wanted to give him a Best... oh well......that's what happens. Bless Estelle for finally giving him the first at the Garden that he so well deserved!!! Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Hi All; > Oh Laurie, you brought up the Akita that stole my heart. Ben was one of a > kind and his father was one reason that we got our first Akita, CH. > Orion's Darkside of the Moon, Piper. Ben had a personality to die for, > loved to show and loved everyone around him. I remember one day in the BIS > ring, we has playing with the Chihuahua as they were waiting in line. Ben > lived to about 15 and was adored and love by his owner Ruth WInston. I > think it will be a very long time before another Akita breaks his > Westminster record. > > I loved the Deer Hound, she floated across the floor in the Group and BIS. > > Cathy ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================