The Belgian Sheepdog was the #1 BS in 2008 and the National Specialty winner...owned and handled by Penny King. The Belgian Tervuren Was the #1 BT in 2008....AOM winner at it's National and Multi BIS winner. Bred, owned and handled by Michelle Edling. It was an honor to be in Group with both, all of last year. Not only are they spectacular breed represenatives.....they are beautifully trained and presented. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > From: Culzeans1@xxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:13:09 -0500> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V3 #334> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Laura, I was not going to say anything about the woman who was there. > Because she said it was her first dog show, but still you would think you would do > a little research. But she did really appear ignorant, but I tried to > overlook it because it was a first for her, until my granddaughter called me and > said Geez Grandma why don't you get that job? That lady knows nothing.... then I > had to laugh just like I had to laugh about "I wanted to smack her", too > funny! I thought that when he said things like matching the dog to the > lifestyle so they don't end up in shelters was great. I really enjoyed his > commentary. He is a great ambassador for purebred dogs and responsible pet ownership. I > enjoyed the show. > I picked the Puli, but I have a soft spot for them. I also liked the Belgium > Sheepdog and the Turv was a nice dog. And I liked the Collie both of them > actually. It was a pretty good group.> In the terriers I was happy he put up the Scottie, I thought she was great. > I also liked the Irish. I get tired of the poodle always winning, there were > lots of nice dogs, I personally liked the Schipp and the Sharpei was nice. I > liked the Harrier in the hounds and the Pharaoh and the Ibezian(not sure about > the spelling).> Even if a German Shepherd didn't make the cut, it was still good TV as far > as I am concerned!> Pam> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================