1. Got in from the National a few hours ago, bone tired. 2. do not know where you people were but as far as i was concerned this was all performance. 3. Lori Nickerson got the Connie Beckhardt award. 4. The honor parade was completely loaded with performance dogs. 5. David Landaus Team victory report was the hero of the hour. 6. The BOB has a slew of performance titles. 7. All the judging moved along with speed and the long gaps when the ring was empty were not due to the judging but to an obvious hint that a three day national was a distinct possibility. 8. All showcase dog events such as the Eukanuba Westminster and all nationals are shows that all people work towards all year long for just a few moments in the spotlight. This year i am certain that no handlers had heart attacks or that excessive gaiting did not break down peoples knees. 9. I will not make any further comments at this time except to say that I prefer to be able to see the dogs, when they race arou nd the ring pulling like crazy they all look awful. The camera does not lie. I was glad to see them slowed down on the last day. 10. I think we got the answer to one question this year. Now we all know WHO IS MINDING THE MINT! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================