[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Weather
- From: lollark@xxxxxxx
- To: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, ParavelGS@xxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:28:03 +0000
What a great story...those survivor shows have nothing on the gsd show folks.
Karen Lollar
-------------- Original message from Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx: --------------
>
>
> In a message dated 10/12/2005 9:28:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> ParavelGS@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> Instead of all this worry lets tell some stories about showing our dogs
> under incredible conditions, I know you all have at least one !! I remember
> sh
> ows in Oklahoma where it was raining/sleeting and so cold I had to put socks
> on my hands to try to keep warm as I didn't prepare for it. The ground was
> so cold the water wasent soaking in and was just a big puddle to stand in. By
> the sunday it was snowing and I was praying my flight would get out before
> they cancelled it. But what a fun show it was, no one was complaining we all
> just talked about dogs and betting on the horse races in the bar!!
>
>
>
> A little more than a year ago, I was with Mattie for a Sunday show in the
> middle of PA. It rained and rained and the grounds were underwater. The show
> chair had a tractor hired to pull out vehicles sunk up to running boards. It
> was so muddy under the grooming tent those waterproof shoes that look like
> clogs kept getting stuck and pulled off my feet so I changed to a pair of
> loafers and could feel the mud oozing through in no time. YUCK! The night
> before
> the show folks had spread straw on the rings and birds were attracted to
> whatever seeds were left in it. There were thousands of geese in the rings as
> we walked over. NOT good w/ a herding dog, lol:)))) I heard the judge
> instruct the handlers "just do what you can and don't anybody get hurt). I
> bought
> the win picture. Mattie looks like she's been herding w/ muddy water
> dripping off her furnishings:) My handler's outfit had seen better days,
> lol:)))) I
> was, of course, in worse shape yet. Mattie's a happy thing and I was
> covered w/ muddy paw prints and "splats" of mud from when she would land
> after
> leaping for joy:))))
>
> Kathy
> three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here!
>
> visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
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