What a great national. The venue was outstanding and the show was very well organized. Congratulations to all those involved. I donâ??t normally post to the lists but I thought Iâ??d take the opportunity to thank a number of people. First, I would like to express my sincerest thanks to a three young ladies who took the time at the national to help our young daughter, Erin McKechnie, in junior handling. Although too young to compete, Erin was awestruck with the attention and guidance given to her by Ariel Cassista, Nancy Godek and Abbey Hathaway. It was such a wonderful experience for a young girl. Thanks to all those who offered their kind words of encouragement . Watch for Erin at the 2020 National! Secondly, thank you Jason Lyle (Lyloak). Long story short, we arrived at the show site with no grooming supplies, table, or dryer. Jason was quick to share his stall with us. What makes this simple gesture of kindness truly remarkable, was that we were competing directly against Jasonâ??s bitch in the Maturity and in Specials. Sportsmanship is alive and well. Also, we are very grateful to Barbara Amidon for awarding Stonewallâ??s Lookaliker (Teak) her second select (excellent) award. Made our long drive all worthwhile. Finally, to Lori and Abbey Hathaway for entrusting this very special bitch into our hands. What more can we say â?? itâ??s been a heck of a ride and such a pleasure working with two of the best individuals our breed has to offer. Sincerely, Ian & Kim McKechnie Inverness ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================