In a message dated 12/18/2007 4:29:56 P.M. Central Standard Time, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I PARTICULARLY LOVE IT THE BEST!!! OUR CH. PORTRAIT WENT BIS THERE IN >TREMENDOUS COMPETITION...STARTING WITH A BOB OVER 180 GSD, IN THE >BREED, UNDER REGINALD CLEVELAND.. TO GO ON INTO THE WORKING GROUP!!!! >WHERE THE COMPETITION WAS REALLY FORMIDABLE AND SERIOUS WITH THE TOP >BOXERS, DOBES, , DANES, ETC. TO COMPETE AGAINEST...1959!!! A GREAT YEAR >FOR THE GSD BREED!!!! BARB WILLIAMS Those were the years that Sid Heckhart ran Santa Barbara KC. Being a GSD person himself,we had huge entries,and huge rings. It was a benched show under huge block long tents and Sid always had the GSD judges come out to his place about three miles down the road. I was privileged to judge Santa Barbara a number of times . They moved from their original spot on the ocean,several times,but my best memory was the first one at the ocean spot with 200 GSDs Barbara is right--top competition from all over Helen Miller Fisher **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================