Just a word from the perspective of the breeder/owner of a dog that won over a GV...When I arrived at the show and saw that the GV was entered in Specials class; I gulped! But my beautiful male champion looked like a million bucks that day and showed his heart out and on that day he won! I was ecstatic! I did not think any less of that GV...just was very proud of my dog..who had not been at the Nationals and had never competed against the dog before (some good dogs never get to the nationals and it is usually a financial reason)....On that day my dog looked fantastic and he was a deserving winner and I am proud of the judge for judging my dog....That GV was an awesome dog and by posting this I am not trying to take anything away from him...just wanting to express the other side of the coin....That GV is recognized and his owners have received MUCHO plaudits for him and deservedly so...on that one special day, ONE very proud owner of a wonderful champion was very happy and deservedly so! On any given day...a good dog is a good dog!...Congratulating Reno and owners does not take ANYTHING away from Army...We cannot have enough good dogs...Just my proud but humble opinion. Pauline Pauline Moon www.ropajagsd.com Ropaja German Shepherds: BIS/BISS Ch Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS Ch Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Ropaja's Viva L'Endimanche OFA; Ropaja Je Suis Gabrielle; Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis (Purple Rain & Beaujolais) **************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com. (http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================