It seems like every year it takes longer to get back to normal after a National and this year after pulling the camper home for 16 hours was no different. We had a wonderful week in Topeka with great weather and show site. Our dogs and dogs from our breeding did better than we could have hoped for. First was our Kridlers Tumeric v Signature co bred with Tari Kridler and owned by Candee Foss. He went 1st American Bred dog and on to Reserve Winners Dog. Candee had him in great condition and he showed like a dream. The crowd support for this young dog was unbelievable and we are thankful to all including Bob Kish for the Reserve and the comments he made at the dinner about Meric. Than the Ray Bearone kids went in the ring. Dephal's I'm Too Sexy went in 6-9 puppy bitches and placed third with her second time in the ring. Her breeder Denise Hollister and new owner Zoriana Peters were thrilled with her performance Signature's Blair placed 1st in a very nice15-18 month bitch class and was pulled out in winners to run with the three others Rita pulled out for consideration. Jim Cozad her new owner was just beaming and his smile never left his face for the rest of the show . Signature's Tortolla v Winsome out our GVX Miami was in what we thought was the toughest class of the day, American Bred Bitches, and went second to another Ray daughter. The crowd support and the comments after the class made us and owners Kris and Frank very proud of this bitch and no she is not for sale. Depahl's Halston owned by Manny and Norma Campo and Jose and Kathy Perez-Guri and bred by Denise Hollister was the one that went over Tortolla and she looked spectacular. She not only won the American Bred class but went on to Reserve Winners Bitch. This on the day that followed her going Futurity Victrix under Bob Kish. Congrats to all involved. Winsome's Heiress v Depahl, the sister to Halston, owned by Kris and Frank won the Open Bitch class and beat her sister to win Winners Bitch and go on to Select under Ed. Three of the four bitches Rita pulled for consideration for Winners were Ray kids giving us a moment of great pride, thanks Rita for the thrill. Ray than went in the ring for specials under Ed and gaited his way to #4 Select, we together with Kris and Frank are thrilled with his performance and placing as well as his handling thanks to Lenny. We want to thank all the judges, handlers, owners and breeders of these animals for a successful show and a bright future. We later found out that during the National the brother to Heiress and Halston took 2 majors at local shows and the younger sister owned by Donna Calabrese and George Berstler just won a 3 point major and BOS from the 6-9 class. Congrats to all. Joe and Leslie Beccia Signature German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================