Today, at the Pasadena AB show, I finally got to show my brace.? Up until yesterday, I was worried.? Road working them together is sure not the same as doing a brace.? The weren't focusing and acted like I was speaking German, LOL!? Anyway, I took them to the show yesterday to practice.? They weren't entered.? As soon as they got out of the truck, the switch turned on and they knew what was up.? Ok, fast forward to today.? They were so excited and we all had a great time in the ring.? The ringside support was great!? Thank you all,? They really liked the applause.? We were the only brace.? So, we got to go to Group. We were up against the Aussie's and the Malinois.? Both braces are obedience/agility dogs.? We held our own against those push button dogs.? Started off a bit rocky, then the afterburners came on and off they went.? The Judge said?we were?"impressive."? <VBG>????I would love to do a brace again.? With some more polishing, we could?take those Aussie's down, lol!? I wish?more clubs would offer it.? I wonder why they don't? What a fun day! Laura Thomas? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================