Thank you Kathy for letting all of us know of the circumstances that Loretta is facing. It is good to know that Shepherd Friends rise to the occasion. Darol was a good person and an ambassador for our breed. I met him many years ago when he and Loretta were campagining Checkmate's Way To Go, it was in Canada. Lothario and Way To Go were both in open dogs at the Canadian National, Fran Ford was judging. We lost to Way To Go who had a spectacular day and we went reserve. Darol was so very gracious and complimentary. We have lost a good person. Nancy Harper ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================