Congrats Syd. I have a brag too, about the show. The croup on the V1 male was groomed by me 3 days before he was shown :0) I hope his Do held :0) It is fun to watch the German folks watch you groom. They take notes. Terry Elsyd1@xxxxxxx wrote: This past Sunday, the puppy owned by myself and Jim Hall, went Very Promising, and first place in a large class of German puppies. The sire of our pup is two time World Sieger SchH lll Larus Vom Batu. The conformation show was sponsored by the Snohomish Schutzhund club, and was preceded by two days of bite and obedience work. Everyone there was very friendly, and made us feel welcome. The entry process is very interesting, you are required to send in a certified pedigree, and copies of all clubs your dog is registered with. The day of the show, you have to hand over the ORIGINAL certificates, which are returned to you when you turn in your number. Our pup was SV and AKC, and I was a little nervous giving up the registration certificates, but apparently it is the way it's done, if you want to show! Our puppy's name is Raffles Vom Sandstein, and he was shown by Jim Hall. Jim shows the dogs in these shows sort of American style, and he always wins! The class was interesting, the pups get an examination, and then they are fast-walked / slow trotted around the ring, being expected to pull the entire time, (to display their strength). The doubling is very loud and furious, and is expected. The 3-6 month old pups do not get their teeth and testicles examined. Many of the bitch puppies were just gorgeous, the males were all stagey, including ours! It takes a long time for these German males to get it together, I have seen this time and time again. The judge gave his critique of every animal shown, that was interesting. He used an interpreter as he was from Germany and did not speak English. He was a very pleasant, kind fellow, and was very fair in his critiques. If you have not seen such a show, it is very educational. Syd SYD MAILBERG _WWW.KINGSWOODGERMANSHEPHERDS.HOMESTEAD.COM_ (http://www.kingswoodgermanshepherds.homestead.com/) COMMISSION PORTRAITURE ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================