This was an impressive National. Lots of comraderie, fun and all around 'family' feeling. I always enjoy the National....but this year seemed special. I don't know if it's because as I grow older I realize just how important my German Shepherd Dog family is to me or I'm just sentimental. What an absolutely gorgeous Best of Breed class. I saw lots of GV's and GVX's in the making :). Congratulations to the owners and breeders of the GV and GVX.....they were wonderful. Congratulations also to ALL of the winners and exhibitors.....you were all a joy to behold. Our breed is in good hands. I hope someone recorded Dave Rinke's comments......they will make you all proud. There are many hard workers who need to be thanked...many 'unsung' heroes. Kudos to Frank Fasano and the Board for what they did to make this special. Special thanks to friends Bobby and Sandy Lindsay for what is a gargantuan job. 'Nancy Harper Mulvaney's touches were everywhere. BUT......special KUDOS to Gail Stiefferman who did and extraordinary job. I've known Gail since I was much younger and she was very young and I'm very proud of her accomplishments. I hope next year is as good. See you all there. Kathy Potter ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================