In a message dated 4/3/2006 5:09:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: The last class in the show was what they called "The Champion in my heart class". It was for dogs who, while not champions of record, had earned honor in some way. Some were therapy dogs, some were old and valued companions, some were dogs that never finished, and one or two were dogs that had serious health issues. There wasn't a dry eye anywhere. My friend with the GSD commented " Can you imagine anything like this at a GSD speciality?" SueT Actually, yes. I'd say it's very similar to the rescue parade we hold annually at Delaware Valley with the warm, fuzzy sometimes heartbreaking stories submitted by the owners and that are read as the dog circles the ring on an individual pass. Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================