See this is great! This is stuff that if you weren't fortunate enough to live thru, you like hearing about it. The shows today are great to hear news from and to go to and live thru?and yet I always think I can't know where I am going if I don't know where I have been and to me that translates into dogs and people, past, present and future. None of you are much older than me but you have tons more experience and with that tons more memories and stories. I started my life with GSD's 12 yrs ago and conformation life?6 yrs ago so it is a short time in this sport for me. the more memories the better!! Congratulations on your anniversary Evan and Tedi's new hip and of course the Lakers! Pam Msg: #3 in digest Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 21:12:37 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time) From: "Nancy Godwin" <ngxotic@xxxxxxx> Subject: Memories I saw Uzi win the Southern Pacific Futurity when he was a baby. My first Shepherd was a Ch. Jolly Arno of Edgetowne daughter out of Bad Girl of Longworth, I lost her to a uterus infection(bad vet), then I went to Rocky Reach Kennels and Margeret had litter of two bitch puppies, one black & tan and one bi, she wouldn't let me have the black & tan so I took the bi. She was sired by a German dog and out of an American bred bitch. She was not a show dog but she was the love of my life and produced the 65 Grand Victrix and a Futurity and Maturity winner and a black that four judges said she was the best black they had ever seen, but back then it was almost Impossible to finish a black, so we gave up which we later regretted it as it would have given my little bi her Rom. So it goes to show the best specimen in the litter Is not always the best producer. It is the blood that Counts. I have had many good dogs through the years And have seen many great ones. My first show I saw Ch.Nordraak of Matterhorn go best of breed One of my great loves was Ch. Wyndean's Navarro who Evan Ginsberg is responsible for letting him come to live with us. I could never thank him enough or the Parks of Wyndean Kennels. He was the perfect dog. With the memory that the Browns have I think they should write a book about the history of the dogs on the west coast. Enough rambling. Nancy G. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================