Diane et. al, It was beautiful. As you guys know, I handle mostly all breeds as my "bread and butter" and the last time I went to a futurity was back in 1987 with Sheree Weare (Moses) for the Southeastern Futurity when the classes had about 24 in them and it was a big deal to go 4th or 5th. The breed is in great shape and it truly was a breeder showcase, I admited to Joanie Intersimone and Gail Hardcastle how much I really missed these type of shows. It had that "coming home" kinda feeling to it. (Is this where the sappy music starts??) Although the all breeds allow me to get in there, show 10 dogs, make money and make bonus money (hopefully) with the groups, it was awe inspiring to see the breed from this perspective again.. and that American bred bitch class!!!!! (woudlve been HAPPY to take 1-4th home with me. (Still trying to figure out who that pretty sable bitch-- Im too damn cheap to buy a catalog!). It was a great weekend. Looking forward to going to more specialties.. and yes, i will bring more of those funny looking "blonde dogs" with me! (Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers). Mike Michael Lynch BlackHawk Farms,LLC www.Blackhawk-farms.com --------------------------------- Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================