In come those magnificent males. I, (Evan) am back and have come down off the wall from Magic Marker going Select. It is more fun to win. I haven't had a win for so long that I had forgotten. Tony just told me I was wrong with the junior and it was Maria Oster. I would trust him more than me.
What a great looking group of dogs. I wonder how Dave can keep this up so long, and must be exhausted, and they are still coming in. I am wearing my Harley Davidson sweatshirt. I kept it covered until Markie was done. She doesn't like me cheering for another dog.
Man were those beautiful bitches. Dave and Ed are the two best judges I have ever seen. And, now that our board is dominated by women, we manly men need to find solice somewhere. Zoe has been here most of the day, and seems to be having a good time.
Dave and Karen are in the ring to check everyone in with them all standing. I see Charllona is on Harley, and it was touch and go, as to if she would go on. I just took the last chocolate chip cookie. It is good the show is about over. Bob and I supply the eats here at the command center, and the only rule is that it can't be good for you. Molly and I did the Junior Mints. The closest we came to healthy food was oatmeal cookies.
They are 3/4 checked in and Dave walks out to look them over. Boy is he tall. Mike Cheeks just came by. Out go the last of the class, and in there are the first seven. Diane has It's All That Matters, and I like the looks of him. There they go. Big handsome males. I was wrong Cindy Tellefson has Harley. Now Dave starts the individuals.
Bill Lernerd is here and now I am talking to Ron Peet.
First out was I'm All That Matters of Edan with Diane, Kelly with Von Dinheart Midnight Harley, then Nick with Winsomes' Dream Love Bear Peddacre, Dave doesn't even look tired, and I sure am. I see Frank Fasano and talked to him in the men's room. It was very private.
Now we have Suean Lyloak's First Night. That is a very dark black and tan. He takes his down and back, like a man. Bob and Molly are bonding and she is supposed to feed me this information. She may be finished with me when this is over. How cool was it with the dams of the GV and the second Select being the same the last time Dave judged the national?
Now we have Nick with Cade of Fran-Jo. The sire of the Best Bred By this year. I have always liked Cade. He still looks like a puppy. He is five now, and in his prime. Now Dave calls out Nancy with a bi-colored male Brazos of Satr-Nordlicht, owned by Ebertins, he is doing the results on the parent club page. He spent a lot of time in the booth trying to de-frag his computer.
Scottie brings out Kismet's Centurion. Having Molly here is like having two of us on the computer. What a great thing. Maybe some day she can take this over. She has a normal mind and you wouldn't hear all the nonsense I put out.
I talked to Paula a bit, and she is a wreck. I know how much she loves Harley.
ASGARD'S HARLEY DAVIDSON OF PLAMARK IS OUT THERE WITH CINDY TELLEFSON. Bob finished that dog.
Molly just reminded me that my number eight select means she is within the top ten bitches in America this year. I like that.
They are done with the first group and now the second group. Leading is Ken Tank with a good looking male. I like waht Patti hasin there and I see The Guz with Bounty Hunter. Diane Brown is outside the ring but has a number on, so she has dreams of Grand Victor in her head, still.
Out there is Ken Tank with Amber's Jake The Snake. I do miss Barbara Amadon, who I understand is having knee problems. I hope she does well and we see her in Utah.
Maryellen Kish is going by and it is quiet in here right now. Now up is Holly a good looking redhead, with Lutzhaus Sirkobrasas Winsom. I hope I spelled that correctly, and if not, again blame Flower Boy.
What a tremendous job out board and Bill did with this National. If you haven't thanked the two people who fought for streaming video yet, let Gail and Lanalee know what you think. Also thanks to Molly for all this help.
Now we have Ariel with Nikiree's Summer Premiere the Futurity Victor from Concord. Tedi is sitting down, and still grinning. I see Cappy is busy with friends and there is Channing.
Patti Breault with Marhaven's Next in Line Reno. He was Select this year in Canada. I don't know this stuff, Molly does. One year I said to Dick Jenning who works with me, that Earnie Loeb was doing the national. Without missing a beat, he said, "Do you realize that the last time he judged the national, in his first cut were the next three Grand Victors?" Who has a mind like that? This from the man who owned Jennick Kennels and Just Jamaca and others.
The crowd likes that dog and he sure does cover the ground.
Jullie Hamasaki has Faithrock Carolyn Good Vibrations. I am amazed that the handlers can deal with this ring after all the years they have handled. I would love to go out in the ring again, and maybe will at local shows. But, my National days are long past, and I have the Wisdom To Know The Difference.
The Bounty Hunter is out there with Jerry. Kent came by and Joe Larosa is talking to Al in front of us. I see Gloria is still dressed up and what a great outfit. She will be able to wear it to the prom.
Hy-Cliff with Gable, Hy-Cliff Gable. I liked him last year, but he didn't make the cut. A real powerful dog, and all man.
Olivia is out there with Charbo's Key Largogh V Marjo. I did some neat stuff and will say in a minute.
We have the third group in now. I was asked by Becky Dickson to go on line to look up Bronson's OFA numbers and with help from Zoe and Molly as well as Becky, was able to do it. I am now officially a techie.
I love that second dog, a Color Dog son, and I will get to him in a minute.
First up is Beth with Melana's Mojito. That's Milissa Cambell's dog. He is out of Pandemonium. Randy Chessnut came by to talk about our girls. One the Maturity Victrix, the other number eight Select. We tried to figure out which was better. I am keeping my Select Title. And they go around one at a time. I could go back and take a nap for this.
Greg with the Color Guard son, a real dark dog, Marhaven's Solitare Traveler, and he is impressive. I think that is one hell of a male, and while I hate his color, I love his type.
George with Diesel with Trafalger's Full Throttle. If anyone didn't know, it was last year's Grand Victor. He is young and looks better this year. He is only three and a half. I would think Dave would love him.
Duane Siebly with Samurai Jette Jackson. Another Color Guard Son. The Boss rules. Mike Cheeks is looking serious and walked over to the ring.
This is a girl in Red, Crystal. She has Ketlyns Written in Stone. There is a lot of milling about.
Molly here now, Evan had to leave for a bit. Alex is out there with Karizma's Cacique of Inquest better known as Dexter. Next up, Bill Basu with Mar Haven's Last Cowboy Song.
Kent has entered with the Can GV Tazzman's Aregon. And that is the end of this group.
The next group is coming in and Evan is taking over.....
We are taking votes on who you want to do this, Me or Molly? I like her touch and she types so much better than I do. I see the next group is in there. I love the Cowboy dog.
This is the fourth group out of seven, (I think). I see Lew Bunch working the crowd, and walking by now. Nancy McDonald is sitting down. I saw Lee outside and he said watching is easier than judging, and I know that to be true.
Sylvain is out there with Pastor Burgas. He is a Canadian Champion and is a Canadian Select.
Abby (with the best clothes of the national), with Inverness T Bird Eko-Lan.
Cindi with Shanty's Monte Carlo. He is a Hoodlum son, and I have always liked that dog. He is popular in California.
Jammie Clute with Keylis Bloomsberry's In Thyme. Another dark dog. Either we no longer have a pigment problem in the breed, or there is more going on than I know. That may indeed be the answer.
Joanne is out there now with a dark sable, Echo-Cham's Escalde. Another Color Guard son. He took reserve futurity futurity under Kathy Castile in Tennesee in 2005.
Mike has his entry in there it is Wolf Creek Phoenix V Merivern. Bill Bergraff is in front of us, and seems to have taken a deep breath. It seems to have all come together, and it must be a relief. He used to do this for a living and it shows.
The crowd likes Mike's dog. But, this is a bit boring, and a long suffering proceedure.
Lenny with Kaleef's It's All About Me. Carolyn Martello came by, and I was pleased to see Tammy Howard here. She got out of the hospital and looks good.
Out there is Trish Wylie with a dark sable Adelgard's Yancy D Von Marquin. He is an Extra Extra son and if you need to ask who that is, sign off this Blog now, and go to the next national. He is seven and a half years old, Yancy, not Extra Extra.
They take a lap together, and there isn't anything to get excited about, yet!
Now the second half of the group. Tedi came by but I didn't have time to talk to her. I know I will hear about that on the way home. I might be done with the Blog after this year. Dave takes lots of notes.
Now on to group five.
Zoe is asleep behind me. It may be a long day, there are three more groups and it is three O'clock.
I see Ron Peet has a camera here at ringside. They take another lap. Hard to get excited at this point, and I would rather take another nap.
Bill Tank has Kaleef's Joshua V Kenlyn. A Bronson son. Owned by the Moses and is a Maturity winner under Bobbie Kindy.
Now a nice young man I don't know, (his name is Patrick) with Kebre-Kaleef's AJ VonHornberger. I am just giving you the names, when it gets exciting I will name the dogs, and you can go back and try to figure out the handlers. You have to so some of the work.
Jeff Pyle with Trafalgar's Feature Presentation. A brother to Diesel and Pacific Chai. They call him Kahnya.
JR has Shadow Acres and Castle Hill's In Cahoots. Her mother is a litter mate to last year's Grand Victrix, if I am not mistaken, and I might well be. I often am.
Jenn Somogyni with Alfaro's Rambling Man, who is a Honky Tonk son.
Linda Bankhead, one of the best looking woman at the national, with Donka's Worth the Wait. Terry Rock is in front of us and we can hear every word she says. Another one of those Bronson sons, Worth The Wait, not Terry.
Morris in short sleeves with Marquis Stealing The Show, OSCAR for those who don't know or who have lived in the woods the last two years. A Bailey son. A very very nice dog, and a clear crowd favorite.
Al Martin has Kaleef's Cochise V Kenlyn. Fran Ford is still sitting ringside and looks fresh. I wish I felt that way. I did find out Dave is seven days younger than me, no wonder he has so much energy.
Now the class takes a pass together. Just the first four. Dave breaks each group of eight in half, and using advanced math, that comes to four. Now he takes the second half again.
Now the group with Jimmy in it. He has been my hero for years and while I got older, he got younger. He has an Aries son called Bronson. You had to be in a cave not to know who that is.
They take another pass. All eight of them. The best Junior Handler Liz Ostler's daughter is in there. She runs just like Liz.
Jimmy is out there with Hicliff Bronson V Kaleef, and Baily Panach son. Panash was the second Select under Dave when he judged in Florida and the damn of the number two Select bitch today.
Baily is the sire of six of the Select Bitches.
Liz with Winsomes Raybearone. He is three now. He won a futurity under Bob Funk.
This is the Winner's Dog from Tuesday under the Great Bob Dresher, (The Voice of The National). He is the move-up, Lindenhill's Machu Picchu with a Canadian handler Benoit Champagne.
Now we have Beth with Winsom's Rockybearboa II. Beth is a Junior who has great style and is going to be a top handler is she doesn't get interested in boys. He was the Maturity Victor this year.
This is another move-up, Caretti's Archangel with Steve Granger. He is a Samari son, so he is half brother to my Samari daughter Honey Be Good.
Art Sinclair comes in with the Winner's dog Ejm N' Eko-lan's Eli. Ellen's dog.
Now we have the Veteran winner with John Beyer. 7-9, Donka's Kahlua.
The 9 and over Veteran with Maria Oster's daughter Sirius Park Worth the Trip at ten. He is one year older than the handler. Now, that is the first crowd pick. I don't know if it was for Maria. A real cute pair. Her mother doesn't look much older than her.
Thankfully this is the last group and now we start the true hell for about half the handlers. There goes the group together. The first four, and now the second four.
That Veteran has held together.
Now the unkindest cuts of them all.
Dave has left the building. I am a man and wonder how he was holding out this long. He is a better man than me. But, Martha and I knew that. He is back, sat for ten seconds and now is back in the ring.
It is a good time for a break.
The first group is back in.
He takes them around again, and it might be the last time for many of them. There they go with lumps in their throat. I only see two I would go with, but no one asked me.
He pulls I'm All That Matters, (Kobe), and takes the rest of the group around. He takes Centurian, and sends the rest to waiting hell.
Now the second group: Lots of hope and not much to wish for.
Ken Tank is in front and The Guz is in there too. They take a pass. Those on the Video can see it all, the rest, tough shit. Don't call a bench show committee on me.
He points to Cirkrobrass, and takes around Next In Line Reno and YES she gets the nod and goes to heaven at the national, and the rest take a pass to end the day, perhaps. There is still another chance.
He pulls Gable and Key Largo with Hunter. Five from that group, and in comes another.
Molly thinks there will be four pulled from this group. She says it is a strong group. There they go.
He pulls GV Full Throttle, and is talking to them, looking them over and seems to want to see them take another pass. I don't think Dave is impressed with them as much as Molly was, and he takes them around and there they go.
He takes Aragon, Kent is relieved. He looks at the rest of them and shoves them back to the ranks of disappointed.
Another group and Savaine is leading this group. These dogs are fired up with hours to go. Dave goes for another trip, I don't think he is overwhelmed with this group.
He looks closely at them and goes over and points to It's All About Me, and no one else.
Another group of hopefuls, and not much chance left. I would hate to be in there, glad I have one of those big black and red ribbons that no one can take away. There they go, maybe for the last time, the first four. He pulls Joshua, and asks for the next group, and passes on the rest.
Four with some dreams left, Jen is in front. He pulls Rambling Man and Oscar. Baily is doing good here today. He takes Feature Presentation and YES he gets to stay at the dance for a while.
Off the rest go. There is a big group of lost souls in there. Molly here, next group is in.
Bronson, Ray Bearone and wnners dog Eli has been pulled. That was the last group. 17 have been pulled at this point. Evan is back...
Yes, it is I.
He is taking those with dashed hopes one at a time.. As someone how handled for years, I know the feeling. There goes Harley, and he is done for the day, I suspect. But he looked good doing it. I might as well take off my Harley sweatshirt. Solitare Travelor (T-Boy), goes out there and Dave looks him over, since the crowd loves him and YES he gets pulled.
Boy, this can be hard on the emotions. Not many of these are being saved, and Dave is such a good job, and it shows. YES he pulls Dexter, Illeana's dog.
There goes Cowboy and no, there goes another. Everyone gets a good look. I like that in a judge. The crowd is quiet now, and waiting for the end game.
I am amazed how what he has left is not Select quality. I know I could not do that well. Dave and Ed are able to do that in such a short time. I would love to know how their brain works. There goes the Junior Handler with the Veteran. He looks good, but no longer great. The Rest Go Home.
Now the rest, nineteen. All with hopes of Select. None of them can have my ribbon, and I know they would take it. I earned it, and I wanted it, and I am keeping it.
Evan L. Ginsburg
Asgard German Shepherds
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