In fact, that was the first show on the west coast I was broke in as a handlers assistant (Santa Barbara). It was one of the last time it was held there. There was a big afghan specialty the day before and it was great. Talk about putting on the dog. I am a big fan of Tradition. I like Morris and Essex for maintaining the old tradition set by Mrs. Dodge (there's an old time shepherd name for you!). The hats, the lunchbell at noon. Great shows. That weekend, with the exception of Devon (usually rains, its horrible and Im bitching about washing dogs at 3am for the "big day". ) Mike Michael Lynch BlackHawk Farms,LLC www.BlackHawk-Farms.com ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================