Well last year was my first time ever at a Specialty Show. I took a young male ( Go For The Gusto Of Edan ) in the 6-9 month class...Not sure who was more nervous as I was a rookie GSD owner, and the whole thing was pretty intimidating to me. I learned how to double with help from Val, Sherry, Diane and Ann. Liz Oster stepped up to the plate and took Zak in for me. She was great with him as no one had showed him but me. I'm sure it was pretty humerous watching me run around the outside of the ring like OJ Simpson at the airport..But what I walked away with ( other than Zak winning his class both days )was alot of fun, great people, nice rings and truly an experience for me. Everyone was great and I learned alot. I am going back again this year. Elizabeth ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================