I have only been to about three shows in the last three years or so.........so maybe it's just a case of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"......such outstanding GSDs at these shows ( a nice white dog even showed up on Friday..lol.).......I'm about ready to throw my hat back into the ring!......too bad it's a Raider Hat....FB ----- Original Message ----- From: ELG440@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2012 5:06:48 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Reno/Sacramento In a message dated 4/3/12 4:19:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  frontiergsd@xxxxxxx writes: My  Dad and I had a great time hanging out with the judges Ken Cunningham, Steve  and Kay Bloom, and Ed Barritt.  Thank you all for coming out to judge  for us! Evidently they didn't like Joan Fox or John.  The danger of mentioning  anyone is to leave someone out.  Joan was fantastic, standing in pouring  rain, doing a great job, and making it look so easy.  She stayed the next  two days to show us all how much fun a show can be.  And John always looks  like he enjoys the dogs, and did his usual good job for all the  exhibitors.  I think this group of judges cannot be beat.  All I can say about the entries, is if you weren't there, you missed one of  the best group of Specials ever.  These shows were tremendous.  The judging by all judges was top  quality. I thought Mr. Cunningham, Dr. Bloom, Mr. Ed, Mr. John and Ms Joan  were as good as I have ever seen. The entries left me with the impression that  our breed is in good shape and getting better all the time.  I have to say a word about the workers.  I haven't seen so many people  working so hard to put on five shows in three days before.  Alycia was  everywhere, Dave worked every minute of the show, then there was Carolyn  Martello, Nadine, and my bun girl Terressa, my chili boy Tom Mesdag, Lorretta  White, The Famous Linda Battistoni who jumped in the help push the hot dogs, and  too many others to even mention. They all worked through the rain, the cold and  kept smiles all days.  This weekend left me feeling good about the shows, and about the people who  work to make it so much fun.  This was what dog shows should be  about.  Good friends, fun days, great dogs, and Vienna Beef hot dogs.  Evan  Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds  http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament  come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================