That is most odd, as is much of what our PC does, IMHO! More hoops to jump through; more referrals to others; more "do it yourself answers" from people who freely posted the (mis?) information initially! Paula, 303 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 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. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Lealynn@xxxxxxx Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:37:19 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: CHIC That question would be better posed to the Health & Genetics chairman, Ginny Altman as she would know for sure. As best as I recall, years ago when the CHIC came into being and had the same requirements as the Health Award of Merit, the GSDCA discontinued their award as it was redundant and used the CHIC as their award instead. (That would be the Certificate that you received). Last year when the CHIC requirements were reduced, the GSDCA Health Committee reinstated their Health Award of Merit. But again, I might not have that 100% correct so ask Ginny to be sure. Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code AKC Breeder of Merit In a message dated 12/11/2011 9:28:16 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: So, what kind of, and amount of, hoops must a GSDCA member have to jump through to receive THIS recognition from the PC?? Or is there a charge for it as there is for the Red Book? ============================================================================ 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. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================