Kim and I had a wonderful time up in the Great White North. The cold wasn't so bad, but when the wind kicked up....YIKES! We found the New Englanders to be very pleasant and their warmth offset the frigid temperatures outside. We had a wonderful time hanging out with our old friends, and it was great meeting many GSD people for the first time. People were so supportive of our dogs! Even folks in other breeds cheered on our girl! Kim and I would like to thank everyone for the many congrats and tremendous ringside support. Seeing how I love being outdoors with those big grassy rings, I'm not sure if I can get into AB showing; however, I sure can get into the AB people. <G> Our congratulations to all the winners! Now for the good part... We weren't sure how our Sarah would perform in the AB ring, but by day 3 she had it figured out. In her third weekend out, after almost a year long hiatus from the show ring, Miss Sarah was awarded WB, BOW and BOS for 4 points. Our thanks go out to judge Jim Moses. We'd also like to thank the judges who, the other two weekends out, appreciated Sarah by giving her Major Reserves against good competition in the Specialty ring. They are Doug Crane(4-point Reserve), Jim Moses(4-point Reserve), Morton Goldfarb(5-point Reserve) and Helen Gleason(5-point Reserve). After those two weekends, we dubbed Sarah the "Reserve Queen." <G> Finally, she was the "Bride" and not the "Bridesmaid" again. Whew! Sarah is Wellborn-Allemande's Little Girl Blue. Sarah's bred by/owned by Kim Moseley and me. Sarah's brother was shown for the first time, but that's another story that I'll tell in a separate post. This one's long enough! Last, but not definitely not least, we'd like to thank George, Donna, Amanda and Olivia for all they do! PaulETTE McGuirt (and Kim Moseley), GSDCA Member Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================