Hey Listers, =20 Traveling from Oregon's Willamette Valley to the Sacramento Valley in = August isn't the usual direction people choose. The weather in Oregon is = normally 85' F versus the 105' F to the south. But I am very glad I made = the trip because the results were very cool!!! (I apoligize to anyone = allergic to poor puns-KKC) =20 Dog Camp, aka Eric Norby and Joannie Intersimone, have been working with = Avion Braeburn my young (now 14 months old) Mari-Fiori Fever son and = Vanderwerth Liv Tyler Witmer an Andre daughter since the PNW Futurity = Weekend in the middle of June. What a great job they are doing! This = past weekend at Dixon we had another exceptional time with Brae taking a = major reserve from the 12-18 class and Liv going winner's bitch for her = first major. But best of all my dogs are happy at camp and the winning = just comes as a natural by product. Thanks to all for the terrific = ringside support and comments throughout the weekend. There is a lot of = class outside the ring as well.=20 =20 One additional comment. I hope that my stamina is even a shadow of = Dorothy Nichols if I too have the priviledge of reaching my nineties. = And in the hot California sun at over 100' F for two days in a row. Wow! =20 Cheers. =20 Kris Christian Pioneer Acres=20 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================