I just want to take the time to thank all my clients who showed their dogs with us this week, and also who trusted our judgment in hiring other handlers for you. I can't tell you how refreshing it was to have happy HELPFUL clients. It was one for all and all for one. I was very proud and honored to show all your dogs. The support they got from people who were in the crowd I think said it all. I also want to thank Ron and Jen Peet for all their help with EVERYTHING they were there 24/7 and just did without asking. You will never know what that meant and consider yourselves booked for next year. I also need to thank my awesome mom, Tom and Chris Smith for always being there to help. I especially want to thank my mom for being there to tell me what to do differently with each dog. There is no handler better than my mom and her help was a God Send. She was also their personally when I needed her and I think you can all figure out she is a great lady. Now I want to thank my partner Donna. She stepped up to the plate and had every one of our dogs in beautiful condition, groomed to perfection and doubled every dog to their best advantage. No one anticipates my next move or knows what I need better than her. I am so proud of her I can't put into words the gratitude I feel. Thank you baby for making me look so good. I want to public ally thank & Congratulate Dan and Marilyn on Emmett FUTURITY VICTOR, for not only buying into a beautiful dog, but having us present him/campaign him/win with him...(and quite successfully I may add) they have not only showed their loyalty with many other dogs that we have shown...but through all the pressure, back stabbing and maliciousness that has gone on from other people, wanting to jump in, they have still chosen to stick with me/us and be part of a successful team including having Olivia show their dogs too...which leads me into the next paragraph... I want to thank and congratulate my daughter, Olivia, for the job she did. She did everything in the ring I asked and helped out with the dogs without having to be asked. She is a rose amongst a bunch of thorn's. I know she blew a lot of people away with her talent but I knew it was there and she brought it to the table. I am so proud of her and I know a lot of you are too. Thank you to her clients for entrusting her with your animals...and believing in her talents even before the National...!!! Ok there is one thing... I wanted to comment on. All this crap about which dog Barbara put up~ give it a rest. Like the Open dog or any other dog in winners, I too would of liked to have won. Do I feel I should have won, Yes but that is what I get paid for. People please this woman has bred some of the finest dogs the breed has ever seen of course she is going to put up her type. What would you say if she put up a dog which didn't look like something that she bred or which she liked better.... Think about it you may not have liked it but I am right. Sincerely, Leslie Donna M. Calabrese & Leslie L. Dancosse Aramist Kennels aka The Girlz Home of Am & Can GVX Ch. Ivana, OFA ROM Can Sel Titanic, OFA,D'Espirit D'Escalier ROM Visit our website at www.girlzofaramist.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================