I have received lots of questions about herding at the National. Here is a thought -- if you are interested in herding, come and help out at the trials or tests. Scribes and timers get front row seats and get to hear what the judge is doing. Being a timer requires the skill of following instructions and running a stop watch. Scribing requires following instructions and writing down what the judge tells you. The A course trials in Nova (sheep and ducks) and the C course trials and instinct tests at Springfield all need some volunteers. If you really want to learn what the courses are all about, this is a great way to do that. If you want to help, contact herding chair Theresa at theresaroyer@xxxxxxxxxxx and volunteer. Also, if you live near Nova or Springfield and are a natural people person, we would love some help with judge hospitality. It is difficult fto do from a distance and any local help we can get would be incredibly valuable. Again, contact Theresa at theresaroyer@xxxxxxxxxxx These trials are lining up to be some of the very best herding trials we have ever held. Entries are coming in at a good clip and everything is just about set to go. Ruth ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================