Thanks for the nice comments. That WAS certainly a long time ago but I still remember how embarrassed I was for being so novice. As it turned out though, that bitch Falkora's Irish Fable who went back to your Falkora's Houdini of Hargold (where I got her name from actually) produced Falkrigia's Cimmaron ( major reserves) and 2nd in Futurity and Falkrigia's Charisma TC CD who produced Falkrigia's Equalizer (out of Ch Regas of fran Jo) who produced Ch Falkrigia's Vindicator TC who produced Ch Falkrigia's Lady Hawk, and many, many other obedience and show dogs went back to Fable. She was behind several of my personal favorites - Fire & Brimstone CD, Trial By Fire CD and my forever love Ch Vindicator. Unfortunantly through some very bad luck in the viral death of Ch Vindicator in the prime of life and the infertility of Ch Ladyhawke (who is still with us along with her brother Dray), and just some bad choices, we have forever lost those lines. A tremendous loss in many ways for us although I love the lines we currently have as well. We have been fortunant in our years in dogs to share our lives with some wonderful companions who have made every step of this journey worthwhile. Ch Vachon will never have an equal in my heart and I see in some of our youngsters coming up, the qualities that keep me forever bonded to the GSD. So, on we go - without the lines we started with but not without their memories. Thanks for the opportunity to revisit them. lynda Check out our websites for constantly updated info and pictures www.falkrigiashepherds.com www.thecraftywoodchuck.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================