What a wonderful weekend in Santa Maria! This weekend is my favorite and a show I had planned to attend even if Rachel had been in whelp. Who can resist the annual soiree at Chez Cindy and Bev? It was probably meant to be that my wild child was not in whelp and was shown! On Saturday, under Judge Kathy Potter, Eclipse's Rachel Carson finally finished!!! There are so many people to thank. First is Sheryl Brockett who took an untamed wild child and gave her focus and predictability in the ring. Debbie Kaser, her loving hand on the lead through her first major and beyond meant the world to me. Bill Tank, that second major let me breath and believe that she would finish. Jerry Guzman, what his finesse on the lead did for my girl in beyond description. Bob and Carol Moore, started her career and even gave her BOS. Rita Sandell that first major and then a fourth place open bitch at the National, thank you seeing her beauty. Kathy Casteel worked Rachel hard, not knowing that we would have to change handlers before she got tired. Finally, Kathy Potter for those last points that made her a champion. I also think it is important to add that Sheryl and Debbie co-owned the bred-by bitch in winners, and put Rachel first in their thoughts and prayers. "Rosie Maroni" is a beautiful bitch and I am looking forward to her championship. Cindy and Bev have been in her corner forever. Sharlonna who kept reminding that her time would come. There are many more people to thank, and I will do a LOT of that privately. The ring side support was amazing. There were so many people that were happy for the two of us. Thank you for you support and kind words. You have no idea how much that meant to me. Rachel is a double BOSS granddaughter. Her daddy is Ch Mar Haven's Elite Guard (ELI) and her mom was PimaLan's No Regrets. I know that Greta is smiling from the Rainbow Bridge at her little girl. I did not have her for long, but the gift she left me in Rachel is beyond words. Thank you Don and Joyce Newsom for my Greta. She was loved. Thank you Frank and Carolyn Martello for allowing ELI to live with me. He is a joy. I had picked him as stud dog when I planned on breeding Greta, but I had no idea that he would be mine by the time she was bred. Congratulations to all the winners this weekend. It was a fun show with great hospitality. Colette ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================