I just got home from our national and first I would like to comment about the WDA presentation, it was great. During that presentation our President Lew Bunch went above and beyond the call of duty by being the demo agitatorâ?¦. what a trouper. I've been to many Nationals and I have to say the atmosphere at this National was one of a fun celebration of our beloved breed. It is a major undertaking to make an event of this size and complexity a success. To our Board and all those who were instrumental in VOLUNTEERING their time and efforts for this year's national, a hearty Mission Accomplished and huge THANK YOU! I absolutely loved the tribute to our golden members during the Parade of Greats along with those special dogs. There were so many special touches. As for the dinner it was festive and good fun, with a casino type theme, super decorations and goodies on all the tables. During dinner along with a couple of good friends of mine who had just enjoyed their very first national, I had the pleasure of dining with Carmen Battaglia and his wife Nancy, and got to meet a new acquaintance from Arizona who was thrilled as he had just bought a puppy. I also recall when the question was posed to the whole group during the dinner - if this was the type of casual affair members would like to see at upcoming nationals - there was a resounding YES. Again I would like to thank all those hardworking people who truly pulled off a successful event. You done goodâ?¦. Sincerely, Pat Galambos ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================