I love the good sportmanship in these posts! Congrats to all...even you Bill! LOL! Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockshepherds.com Bill Basu writes: So the moral of this story is: a. If you have a good dog, have faith, continue to work hard the "cream will rise to the top". b. Don't listen to old,creaky kneed handlers who are not American citizens who think they "know". c. If you are lucky enough to have a support group like Shirley has(Linda Kury,Carolyn Martello and Amy Riley) hug them and enjoy the ride that you all share togethor and SMILE. d. If you have a talented and wonderful handler like Amy Riley fall into your lap, treat them properly, treasure them and you will have a partnership that will be rewarding for both you. Judges will find these handlers dogs, as long as the dog is worthy and the handler does a good job presenting it. Sara and Amy fit the bill. Congrats to you all!!!! Bill Shirley Briggs O'Brien writes: Mar Haven's Sarajevo Sunrise ("Sara") was Winner's Bitch for five points and became a new AKC Champion on Saturday, July 19, 2008!! Sara is by Acara's Cold Climate and out of CH Mar Haven's Annie's Song. Sara is the second champion from this litter. Her breeders are Carolyn and Frank Martello. No one owns Sara. She is her own girl. Sara has been trained and handled for most of her career by that extraordinary young handler, Amy Riley. Long time friend and incomparable handler Bill Basu, piloted Sara to her first points. Thank yous go to judges Randy Hamm, Lanalee Jorgensen, Bob Eaton, and for the finishing touch, Joe LaRosa. All major points. All specialties. More thank yous go to the Ventura club. Sara thought the grass was great!! :-) Sara's major supporters both got to watch this one: Linda Kury and Carolyn Martello. And what would we have done without Nancy. Nancy Hubbell took charge of a slightly rattled owner and helped her with double handling. Karen, thank you for telling me to run fast!! Ringside, thank you. Thank you Tom. Shirley ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================