Hi All, What a fun day and the Los Angeles specialty. Ok, it was a bit cold this morning but the dogs love it. So do I, being a Minnesota girl. As the Obedience Chair, I was a bit tied up but was able to get away and double my boy, Fairhope's Pit Boss (CH Backacher's Ruggiero v Milo x Fairhope's Firedance v Jarnan) to a 4th in Open dogs. I was happy as the quality of the dogs in this class was awesome. Boss was expertly handled by Eric Norby. Then, my girl War Crys' Charm, was awesome in obedience, Nov B, and was first in her class. Charm finally broke into the 190's with a 191 1/2 of a total of 200 points. The obedience Judge was Shirley Indelicato. Shirley is always a joy to work with and show under. A quick side note on this. Many moons ago, when I was in Labs, I came to CA with one of my girls to show in conformation and obedience. Shirley was the first CA obedience judge I ever showed under. I don't think she's changed a bit since 1982. Oh, and this same Lab finished that weekend. How cool is that? Then it was time for bitches. In the 9-12 puupy class, my baby, Treasure Ranch's Layla v Milo (Fairhope's Pit Boss x Milo's Here Comes Trouble) earned a 1st place. Layla was handled by Junior Handler, Miss Jessica Baldwin. Jessica did a wonderful job with this handful of a pup. I have mentioned Jessica in the past but for those who don't remember, Jessica has been showing a Collie in Juniors. She was invited to Eukanuba this year with her wins in Juniors with her Collie. She has a wonderful hand with the dogs and loves the GSD's. She has shown my Maggie and even Boss in the past. I wish I had more dogs for her to show as she will be an awesome GSD handler in the future. We sure do needs kids like this. Thank you Mr Robert Drescher for taking a look at my kids today. Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================