1. I was very saddened to learn of the passing of Sarah Trotter. She finished my first champion and she taught me what the responsibllities of a professional handler were. She mailed me all the ribbons and the tear sheets from the catalogues of all the shows. How many handlers bother to do that. She handled many breeds and was a real dog person. we keep losing them. If anyone is doing a memorial page for her please let me know. 2. WAtched Westminster and thought the final lineup was terrific. It was the color of a german shepherd dog. Was overjoyed to see STUMP go all the way. The last time I saw this happen with a ten year old was at the Sheltie NAtional in Sacremento in the nineties. I watched him at several shows in 2004 and saw him take many groups that year. The last one was in Tucson Arizona when Jenny went to BIS. The quality in the groups that year was fabulous. I am determined to finish an older dog. I am tired of seeing young dogs win big and drop dead. 3.Dual Ch. Tiara went to the beauty parlor today at ten and a half. She loved every minute of it. I used the time to shop and get the car cleaned up after the Deep Freeze. 4. Am working on a new Web site.Am revamping the old one with lots of new things Joan Tuthill is the agent and Tech advisor and I think its going to turn out really well. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================