After Saturday's select win at the Albuquerque specialties, we decided to try something a little different with Raven. We know he shows better when doubled but the only professional handler already had a special. He's carries his head a littler higher, puts a little more power in his gait, etc, etc. You all know what I mean. Well, our friends from Colorado, Oak and Carrie Smith, had brought a junior handler with them so we asked if she would like to show Raven. She agreed to give it a go so she spent some time with Raven and headed off to the ring. She did such a great job, that Raven went Best of Breed under judge Bob Freeny. The young lady's name is Destanie Butler. It was amazing to watch the two of them in the ring! Oh, and I also need to thank everyone for the ringside support. There was more people clapping for them than I could count! This was Raven's first BoB win and brings the count to twelve points towards his grand championship with one major and four "events with champions defeated". Raven was bred by Bill Laird and his registered name is CH JIM-SINA'S RAVEN TC. He is sired by Sel Ex CH WINSOME'S DESBEARADO and is out of NEWCASTLE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS. Thanks again for reading, -Bob George Enchanted Vista, Home of: CH Rocknoll Ajax Nike Clayfield CD, RN; Alkay's Black Velvet; CH Jerrwen's Southern Belle; CH Jerrwen's Georgiana HIC; Hi Dreams Allegra v. Regency; BISS, RBIM, CH Enchanted's American Anthem TC; CH Enchanted's Big Gun v. Sunfarms HIC; Enchanted's Double Take; Enchanted Vista's Lone Star; CH Jim-Sina's Raven TC; and Sunfarm's Dragon Warrior v Enchanted. Member, GSDCA, ELPGSDC, CNMGSDC ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================