1, To start with a positive note: I have been feeding EXCLUSIVE rice and lamb kibble (its an Agway product). And I have been feeding Iams Lamb and rice canned meat which comes in a green and pink can. None of my dogs has been the slightest bit ill. 2.Would that we all had such good friends to defend us when we were down. I thought Jims letter was definitely needed. However I am really getting tired of IF I ONLY HAD THE BERVE. I think temperament now is nowhere as good as it was in the sixties.It is becoming the exception instead of the rule. Carmen is a bug on temperament. That is really needed. 3.Melody has been cheering me up with her crazy antics. She loves to jump the fence race around the outside of the yard and then run up to the porch and knock on the front door.Once she even stole Jacks bear and dropped it on the doorstep. I need cheering up what with two deaths in the family in the last four weeks. Anyway she is going to a dog show with me. 4. Tomorrow I am going to the first show I have been to since the National and I will see if I still feel the same way. No entries just bringing a dog along for the ride. 5. Went to an auction today and walked out on it. It was crowded stuffy and definitely in violation of the Fire laws. I was really tempted to stand up and shout FIRE!.The auctioneer would not even have heard me as he thinks he is the local answer to Jay Leno. 6. Have a wonderful new contractor. Would that I had met him sooner. The house looks wonderful and I love it. 7. One last double handling story. Bob and Lynn Andrews owned Britmeres Timothy Of Lahngold. Lynn was a cute little lady about four and a half feet tall who always wore platform shoes with four inch heels and ran around the ring double handling her dog. Falco Of Thunder Rock thought she was precious. She was the best double handler that he ever had. 8. I may have a very spectacular announcement to make in the near future but It must wait until all parties involve d are ready to announce it. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================