I went to my first National with Ellen Heintz--1980, Niagara Falls. I will NEVER forget GV Ch Aspen of Fran-Jo gaiting around the ring--the way he covered ground was breathtaking--I KNOW that dog could have herded sheep all day, with that movement. My love of sables began after seeing him. I haven't been to our National since Painesville, Ohio. This year I decided to bite the bullet and go. I took 3 personal days at school--my high-schoolers think it's "way cool" that I'm going. I'm flying in Tuesday night and I cannot wait to see everybody--and my Jeddie that I haven't seen in months! Penny in NY ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================