We do have a bar today for the parade of greats program, perhaps it is to high, but I admit I like it that way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parade of Greats -- Requirements (NOTE: If an animal is in poor health (lame) it can still be shown BUT NOT GAITED.) All entries must be SEVEN years of age by Sept. 1st of the year entered with the exception of GV, GVX, ROM, PAM, and AOE's. 1. Former Grand Victors or Victrixes of the US or Canada 2. Select Dogs or Bitches -US only 3. ROM Sires or Dams 4. Champions with an advanced performance title, i.e. UD, AX, AXJ, HX, Schh III, TDX, VST 5. Any Performance Victors/Victrixes including Obedience, Herding, and Agility (US only) 6. Performance Award of Merit dogs and bitches 7. Any Performance Champions, including Obedience, Herding, Agility, and Tracking (US only) 8. Any Utility Dog (UD) with a title from any other Performance event including Agility, Herding or Tracking 9. Schutzhund III dogs and bitches (trained in the US only) 10. Highest winning GSD as per AKC records indicating total number of dogs, any breed defeated in a given year. 11. Any AOE recipient 12. Former North American Siegers and Siegerens 13. Service Dogs: must provide verifiable documentation as proof or status as recognized service dog at time of entry. The Categories are: a) Guide Dog b) Mobility Assistance Dog c) Hearing Dog d) Seizure Assistance Dog e) Therapy Dogs Certified by Approved Therapy certification (ex TDI, Delta etc) 14. Certified Search and rescue (SAR) Dogs. Requirements include: a) Owner must provide a certificate from the SAR team as proof of completion of testing for certification. b) Owner must provide their dog was trained under the guidelines and standards of the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) c) Document showing proof of service (i.e. individual SAR team leader, public safety agency representative, or any other agency). d) Dog and handler should be in uniform at the Parade. Other Participants in the Parade of Greats Cadaver Dogs (trained to find human remains), Wilderness Search Dogs (trained to find missing persons in the wild & in cities, Drowned Victim Recovery Dogs (trained to work in and around water searching for human remains) Urban Search Dogs (trained to search for victims of natural or man made disasters). Please note the following restrictions: No dog may be presented in the Parade if it is of a color disqualified according to the Standard. All entries must be postmarked no later than 9/1 of each year and the acquired title must be officially awarded by 9/1 and the verification of that title is included with the entry. A Fee of $75 will be charged to cover cost of Rosettes and Page in the National Catalogue. Dog Must attend National to get Rosette – no Rosettes will be mailed On 3/3/2012 11:31 PM, Paula M. Cooke wrote: > That, also, is untrue. A dog MUST defeat at least 1 Champion of Record at > THREE of these shows. > > The different levels are calculated the same way as the GCH, except no more > major wins are necessary. > > As of 2/17/12, Harley's GCH record stands at: > Number of Points = 212 (per GSD point scale - ONLY GSD's are counted!!) > Number Major Wins = 26 (ONLY GSD's are counted!!) > Number Major Judges = 26 (ONLY the GSD judges are counted!!) > Total Number Judges = 81 (ONLY the GSD judges are counted!!) > Events w/CHAMPION GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS Defeated = 64 > > Not an easy achievement, really, and I seriously doubt it is achievable with > a mediocre champion!! > > Paula > > Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l& Am CH, > Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC > #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac,& Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 > #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA > (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. > 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: "Peggy"<pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Greats > Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:49:19 -0500 > > ........................Along the way the dog must > defeat at least one other Champion............ > > The various levels (Silver, Gold, whatever) all have to do with how > often the dog gets chosen as Select. At many shows there will only be two > champions of each sex, therefore the dog that doesn't "win" gets a Select > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and > its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed > in any post. > > 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. 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