I used to love the Vegas shows. The ribbons all had a silver dollar in the middle. I haven't seen that for years now. We did get a great silver tea set for going Winner's Bitch at the National. Now, I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I don't remember ever serving tea at our home, and it was engraved with the GSDCA on it. Tarnish is not your friend. We met a judge after a show one time at the airport. He was given a ceramic vase in the shape of a German shepherd. As we were leaving I noticed he had left it behind. I brought it to his attention, and he told me to shut up. It is best to get something for a judge that they can put in the suitcase. Fruit is not that good. As for trophies, something that can be used is always good. The Long Beach Club has purchased a big supply of spray bottle with their logo on them. The only problem is they blow off the table. So, at the first show, I put water in each one. Summer was upset because I used her water bottle to fill from. Everyone can use a towel. Evan In a message dated 2/15/2014 9:04:53 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, jolisgsd@xxxxxxxxx writes: For example, one time my male went BOB at a specialty and won a set of 6 wine glasses with a GSD head imprinted on them. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================