In a message dated 6/16/2009 8:09:04 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, laslargsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: Sorry I left this out. But all this could not be possible if not for BILL BASU doing such a great job with Markie and a great team they becoming together. I was trying to figure out how to tell the story, and this is a good chance. When Dave arranged with Tedi, (no one asked me), to send Magic Marker to us, she talked to Bill about showing her. Bill talked to me at her first show a week later and said that he thought the perfect judge for her was Edie Trokie, and that she was judging a specialty in Washington state. Bill told me that he thought Edie could take her all the way to Best of Breed. I laughed and said, if we had to travel all the way to Washington, Markie was not my type of bitch. I forgot to ask Tedi what I wanted to do. Then I found out it was a Futurity weekend. There would be top quality bitches from all over the country. We shouldn't even consider going to Washington. When we got there, I saw Kent, Sherry, Jeff and The Guz. I figured we were toast, and I was right not to fly to a dog show to try to win points. To travel that far to show a bitch was silly. Bill was right. It is a good thing he and Tedi are the deciders. Bill did a great job with her, and Tedi groomed, conditioned doubled and exposed her, perfectly. I just went to have a chance to blow out my knee. I love it when a plan comes together. It was worth it. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823265x1201398681/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Jun eExcfooterNO62) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================