Thank You for this positive post!!!! I wasn't able to go and I appreciate your spin on it. Grace Eaton Gsdstyle@xxxxxxx wrote: I am back from the Nationals. While I too do not agree with Helen's procedures, for all of the reasons that have already been discussed, it was her ring and it is the way she chose to judge. I have my opinion, but I paid for HER opinion, and that's a dog show. However, I want to let everyone know that, in my opinion, the 2006 National was a super, super event. The hard work and creativity of our Board, and the assisting club, was seen everywhere at the show and at the victory dinner. The float for the honored members was so special driving around the ring, and then to see those members watching as the parade of greats, filled with dogs in all venues, entered the ring and were applauded was just wonderful. There was the bins of bottled water at the ring gates for the handlers (and the doubling owners who were just as parched!), there was the pizza and soda and beer party on that late wednesday night when the futurity/maturity competition was on, and there was the dinner was so perfectly decorated - you had to see it to appreciate it, but it was a blast. I'm sure there were a lot more special touches that I've just plain forgotten about after a day's travel coming home. But I want to send a big public thank you to our club for the wonderful job they did - WELL DONE!!!!!! Pat www.gsdstyle.com 2x Sel CH Here Comes Trouble ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ Grace Eaton Sirius German Shepherds zgrace_grace@xxxxxxxxx --------------------------------- How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger?s low PC-to-Phone call rates. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================