Thank you all very much who made "our National" away from the National so much fun. Special thanks to Evan who gave unselfishly of his personal time so the rest of us could have knowledge of what was happening step by step, blow by blow. I don't know of too many people who would give up their own enjoyment so the rest of us could enjoy it as well! Talk about unconditional love for your fellow shepherd enthusiasts! Thank you to Zoe and her administration for the hard work it took putting all this together for us. Because of this blog, the "pity partiers" didn't feel totally left out. In fact, it seems like the delicious food we had was better than those old hot dogs and hamburgers they had at the National anyway! Also, I would like to thank Ed Barritt for another outstanding judging assignment at the National. He was always my favorite National judge. He's a judge who does pretty much what the heck he wants to do. Giving out as many Selects as he does shows the man appreciates that there are more than ten champions across the United States in either sex deserving of a Select title. You go Ed..........................and may you still have it in you to judge our intersex at the National again! Barbara -- Barbara J. Galasso CHIEFTAINS GERMAN SHEPHERDS Visit my website at http://chieftainsgermanshepherds.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================