October 21, 2002 – We're back from the 2002 GDCA National Specialty. The Central Division of the GDCA hosted the event and they put on a great show. I'm sure all who attended would agree that it was extremely well-run, from start to finish. The committee chairs and their many volunteers deserve a round of applause for their hard work and careful planning.

Be sure to check out the winners:

Futurity Winners
Agility Winners
Open Puppy Winners
Open Class Winners
Best of Breed, Top Twenty, Non-Regular Classes

Some of the exhibitors (and observers) are still on the road heading home, but most of us are back by now. Many of us who left some Danes behind got a thorough sniffing when we first opened the door. Merlin went over me from head to toe with his tail wagging and his nose twitching. I'm not sure if Merlin was happier to see me – or happier to smell me. When I unpacked my dirty clothes from the week-long event, Merlin was right there, nudging each pair of dirty blue jeans with his big black nose.

Lots of photos...
I took over 2500 hundred photographs last week. I want to thank everyone who was gracious enough to grant me a photo session. I'm looking forward to working with the newest Dane photos, many of which will appear on DaDane of DaWeek in coming months.