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Like button for Jeff. Vickie is a published author and needs her byline for her writing. She deserves credit and the very small (under $1000) stipend she was given for such fabulous color commentary. Friends and fans will be startled to not see her name on the Blog she created. Sad situation I think especially after all these years and here we are in her own backyard.
Having had the pleasure of sitting beside Vicky at a couple nationals(doing a few little sketches) I can say that she was there when the judges showed up in the morning for the first test dog and there at the end of the day for the last dog, watching the ground crews clean up and waiting for any additional news to pass along.
The news got what they 'paid' for ten times in Ms Vicky- her knowledge of the game and her personal relationships with sooooo many of the handlers, owners, trainers and general dog people gave her a tremendous edge - she shared her understanding of what was going on with a fledging editor who was just learning how to describe set ups to help with the rest of the news reporting. Her photography is only exceeded by her writing- she was truly an asset to the reporting team and yes, she was the one behind the blog.
Did I mention not only was she the hardest working member of the team, she did it with a great sense of humor and a wonderful, positive attitude often huddling beneath multiple umbrellas trying to keep her computer dry and typing with bare hands when all else were wearing thick, warm gloves.
For whatever reason she will not be there, she has some tough shoes to fill and I know she would be the first to wish her 'replacement' good luck - however, Ms. Vicky can not be replaced and is a class act-we will all miss her style and knowledge but are grateful she gave us so much time in the past!
To Whom It May Concern: In 2011 FC AFC Cody Cut A Lean Grade won the National Amateur Retriever Championship. In 2011 Watermark's Running Back won the National Retriever Championship.
Sorry to ramble, that means Grady is the 2011 "NAFC" FC AFC Cody Cut A Lean Grade....not NFC AFC Cody Cut A Lean Grade, as reported by the blog. Maybe this fall Chad and Grady will become NFC, good luck Chad.
Good luck to all the participants.
Mike
ps. Not to add fuel to the fire, but the blog looks to be wrong in the first report of this national.
Help me remember ... is this the same group that made that hilarious attempt to piggyback on someone else's hard work and ingenuity in the online entry service???
How did that work out?
JS
When I say, "always", I mean "almost always".
When I say, "never", I mean "almost never".
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CH. Snowshoe's Girl Crazy MH, UD, WCX, SDHF, OS ... PRESLEY
Millpond's Baby Boomer MH*** ... BABE
Snowshoe's Crazy For Lovin You SH ... NELSON
But they have taken over EE and "improved" it by putting up advertising banners, improving the issue with the search functionality and the ability to edit the handler(s) for a entry!Originally Posted by JS
Help me remember ... is this the same group that made that hilarious attempt to piggyback on someone else's hard work and ingenuity in the online entry service???
How did that work out?
JS
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It is very sad to think we may not have news of each dog's performance as we have in past years so we can participate from home.Hopefully someone from TRN will take over and we will still have info on each dog as it runs!!
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I would be in with that! Twice a year I get to experience a National vicariously!Is there any way we could start a "collection" to pay Vickie and have her blog here on RTF? It is very sad to think we may not have news of each dog's performance as we have in past years so we can participate from home.
Next best thing to being there, regards.
JS
When I say, "always", I mean "almost always".
When I say, "never", I mean "almost never".
Snowshoe's All American Guy SH, UDX, WCX ... CODY ... at the bridge
CH. Snowshoe's Girl Crazy MH, UD, WCX, SDHF, OS ... PRESLEY
Millpond's Baby Boomer MH*** ... BABE
Snowshoe's Crazy For Lovin You SH ... NELSON
Is there any way we could start a "collection" to pay Vickie and have her blog here on RTF? It is very sad to think we may not have news of each dog's performance as we have in past years so we can participate from home.
My guess would be that the powers that be would not give her the access to do a blog successfully....remember what a big stink that was caused when a couple of photographers were taking photos and showing them here and were told they would face expulsion from the grounds for doing so....
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Next thing you know they won't be able to have their phones on the grounds!!!.........
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