OK, Iâ??m in the ring, and Dania is nowhere to be seen. So, I am not sure what is going to happen. I am in the third group with Oâ??Connor, and we are outside, while he does the individuals. Ken is doing the first group, and I have so much adrenaline going that I am shaking too hard to type and will do the best I can. Ken is doing the individuals on the first group and there goes a crowd favorite with George it is Honky Honk Man. He looks good this year. These individuals are not that interesting, so I think I will just wait to see if Dania shows up. I do want to make one cut, and then Oâ??Connor and I will be happy. I do doubt I will do this again, but I want one last time in the national ring. So, this is it. I went in, I didnâ??t fall. Next group. I walked up and no one was typing so I thought I would (Tony Szczuka). Ken is just finishing the fourth group (Evan was in the third group), so I didnâ??t see any of it. The fifth group is just coming into the ring. Itâ??s already 3:20pm and Ken still has three groups left after this one! I hope Ken isnâ??t as tired as I am. Letâ??s Roll is up first. Next is Harry Potter with Al Martin (and they use the whole ring as they around). Next is Here Comes Trouble with Olivia followed by Heathbar with Kristie Heiman. Talimarâ??s Top Shelf Tebe Nobe just went around with Lori - nice pass with good applause. Elite Designâ??s Keno v Sybarite just went around. And last in this group is Lord of the Rings with Lenny Brown. Ken has his notebook out and jots a few final notes. They go around one final time, and in comes the next group. Patti Breault is sitting next to us. She has her ankle wrapped and proped up on the speakers stage. Even though she finished the Bitch class and went Select 8, she said she just couldnâ??t do males. The sixth group comes in and goes around as a group. And the first dog comes out for the individual - Bicardi Gold with Sean Conboy. Next up is Kent Boyles with Antonio (Best in Maturity dog). Following him is Only In America. Next was Kid Rock , then Jake with Mike Sherman, followed by Trueman with Reggie (Junior from Memphis). Last in the group is Tiffany showing Joe Boxer. Ken has his notebook out and making notes. One final pass and on to the next group. The next group has come into the ring. First up is Turbocharged with Sean Bragg followed by Bentley show by (Kevin Bednar?). Then comes Thunder Road. I walked away and missed the next several dogs (Terry Hower with Nubian Prince, Scott Yergin with Voodoo Drums, and Chateau Beaulieu). And last in this group is High Voltage. Once again, Ken pulls out his notebook, makes a few cryptic notes, has the group go around once more, and brings in the final group. The eighth and final group is now in the ring. First up is Tim Trapp showing Rollins from the Veteran Class. Next is Anita Clouse showing The Preacher from the older Veteran Class. Rogue, the Winners Dog just went around to a lot of applause. Next is Rocka Mâ??Soul, the Conditional Class dog, followed by Smokin Gun, a move-up from the Open Class, and the last dog is Fire Storm shown by Bill Tank (a special but for some reason waas at the end of the line). There is a lot of milling around trying to figure out what is happening next - The judge left for a restroom break. Evan came by, but he was too nervous to stay. Itâ??s 4:30, and Ken hasnâ??t made any cuts yet. After the judging is completed, we still have to do all the pictures. The plan was to do all Bitch pictures before lunch, but since they were several hours late already, they decided to wait till the end for pictures. Now the first group is going back in the ring. Ken is keeping Honky Tonk Man and Tuff Enuf and the Big Red Dog and Ghost Buster. The second group is coming in. Ken keeps Harrison, Danny Boy, Samauri, Premium Blend, and Kidd Carson. The third group is in. Ken keeps Late Night, Flying Solo, Connor (Evan is ecstatic!), and Zillion Dollar Guy. The fourth group just came in. But before he made any cuts, Ken walked over to get a drink of water. Ken looks like he could go all night, but he seems to be making his cuts faster, so hopefully, he wonâ??t go all night. In the fourth group, Ken keeps Law and Order, Purple Rain, Cargough and Tanqueray. This is Lew typing and watching Evan in the ring who has manged to NOT fall down, he is doing real well so far. Next cut, Ken keeps Here Comes Trouble, top shlef Tebe Nobe, Keno, and Lord of the Rings. There are still many, many dogs in the ring, the night looms...... Here comes Antonio, looking every bit the Grand Victor but watch out for Rollins who was the Veteran dog, Carson, Honky Tonk Man, Harrison and a fww others, there are some very nice males here. It is 5pm. Keepers in thelast group are Barcardi Gold, Antonio, Only in America and Jake George Berstler stopped to say hello, looking cool, acting cool and getting ready to go back in soon. Last group keepers are Voodo Drums (Tom Tom), Nubian Prince, High Voltage. Here comes the group with Rollins, he looks awesome. Ken keeps Rogue (Winners Dog), Smokin Gun (Move Up) and Rollins (Veterans). Lew left so Tony is back. Ken takes a final look at the non-keeper group. Ken pulls out Mechanical Bull and excuses the rest. Now comes the second round of cuts - Ken keeps Honky Tonk Man (lookin good), Tuff Enuf, Harrison, and The Big Red Dog from the first group. Ken keeps Premium Blend, Samauri, qand Kidd Carson from the next group. Ken is moving MUCH quicker for his cuts in dogs (either he knows what he wants, or he realized he is several hours behind schedule). From the next group, Ken keeps Zillion Dollar Guy, Purple Rain and Cargogh. Evan got his wish and made the first cut, but not the second. From the next group, Ken keeps Here Comes Trouble, Bicardi Gold, Antonio, and Keno. Ken is being very decisive in his cuts, but also refers back to notes from time to time. From the next group, Ken keeps Jake and Voodoo Drums. From the last group Ken keeps Rollins, and Rogue. One last look at the non-keeper group - Ken pulls out Danny Boy and Top Shelf and excused the rest. EVAN BACK I made the cut. Evan bailed again & Tony is back. There are 20 dogs left, and Ken is looking at approx 1/3 of the class. The pace has really picked up - for the first time you can really feel the excitement in the air. In this class is Jerry, George, Jack, Liz, Art, Bart, Leslie. Ken keeps Jerry, George, Liz, Jack and Bart and the rest stand in the corner. The next group comes in - Greg, Jeff, Lori, Kent, Olivia, Sean, and ( ). Ken is reviewing his notes, and keeps Greg, Jeff, Lori, Olivia, and Kent. The last group is up with Mike, Scott, Tim, Alex, ( ) and Lori. Ken keeps Mike, Tim, Scott, and (WD). One last look at the non-keeper group, The keeper pile includes Samauri, Harrison, Tuff Enuf, Honky Tonk Man, Premium Blend, Zillion Dollar Guy, Cargogh, Kidd Carson, Jake, Antonio, Here Comes Trouble, Voodoo Drums, Thunder Road, Rollins, Rogue. He then looks at the first half of the keepers, and keeps Honky Tonk Man, Tuff Enuf, Harrison, Samauri, Premium Blend; and sends Cargogh and Zillion Dollar Guy to the corner. He looks at the next group and keeps Voodoo Drums, Here Comes Trouble, Antonio, Jake, Rollins, Rogue (WD). Cargogh and Zillion Dollar Guy are excused. The crowd is really into it now - when Antonio went around there was so much applause / whistling, I couldnâ??t hear the person next to me. And whenever Ken stops the action to look at them, you can hear a pin drop. There are 12 dogs in the ring, and a very nice group it is. EVAN The crowd loves Antonio, and there is no mistaking that. Ken calmly walks down the line, looking at each one in turn. Everyone is posed and he moves Aameri to Third, and now he looks and looks and he has his hands folded,a nd gives everyone a look, not in order, and he moves Premium Blend into forth. He takes Rollins to fifth. And now he is looking at Antonio, and looks at his front, and leaves it that way and says, take them around, and there they go, with Honky Tonk in front Tuff Enough and now he CALLS IT, AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. GRAND VICTOR HONKY TONK MAN TUFF ENOUGH SAMARI PREMIUM BLEND ROLLINS HARRISON PURPLE RAIN HERE COMES TROUBLE ONLY IN AMERICA JAKE OF FRAN JO VOO DOO DRUMS KRIZMA Most of this was done by Tony, it was exciting and a great job of judging with fantastic males. What a day for Jane, Samari, Rolling and Harrison, as well as the Grand Victrix. No more to come. 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