We met Neil early on when we got into showing. He nicknamed our Ch Spunky Sr "Fuzznuts" when he was just a puppy. All thru his show career, people would call him Fuzznuts and he'd just ignore them, let Neil do it and the boy would go nuts! That was Neil's way with dogs. Hard to believe he is gone..............God's speed Neil. Mo and Amy Yesterday at the Kansas City Dog Shows Neil Given was there, laughing with friends, giving advice to others, drinking coffee and visiting with everyone who would stop by his chair for a minute or two. Scott and Loren Yergin, two people very close to Neil's heart were at the shows and Neil managed to spend some time with them, in fact I am pretty sure he came out just to see Scott and Loren. Today Neil was not at the show because he passed away last night, we have lost a dear,dear brother and I miss Ol Nasty Neil already. However, he spent his final day as he would have hoped, visiting friends at a dog show. God speed Neil....and to the rest of us, always remember to let friends know how much you care for them. You may send your thoughts to Linda Given, email address lgiven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, phone is 816-361-7382. ============================================================================ 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. 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/ ============================================================================