Well folks that's just what me and "Amber" will be doing tomorrow. We'll be off on our way to the National. I wonder if we'll run into "Wilma and Fred" when we get down there. Anyway, we will be doing the trip in two days rather than one so we'll miss the puppies and the futurity which I really wanted to see, but the futurity IMO is put on too early in the week. An important show like this should be later in the week, so it gives more people an opportunity to see it. So I'll see Thursday, Friday and Saturday's shows and I should still get to see most of what I want to. After everyone reads Evan's blog, I'm sure there will be a lot more people reporting their thoughts about the show. You just know I will be writing something about it.......you can count on that. Looking forward to seeing old friends and new and all the beautiful dogs. I hope the judges do us proud and pick those that truly represent what a German Shepherd should look like and not just the "dog of the moment", but one that will take us into the breed for generations to come. Write to you all when I get back. Safe trip to all. Barbara Galasso ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================