I received?a call?yesterday that on Tuesday Sept 2nd, Angel Merkley (Merkel GSD's) passed away after a year long battle with lung cancer.? I believe she was my age, 32 years old? Angel leaves behind a 2 year old son, Chandler as well as several German Shepherd kids??? Angel co-bred a very nice litter with Gerald Roach & John & Teri Ayotte that produced her first champion - Ch. Merkel's Gambling Maverick as well as Tina Bogdanich's male Ch. Frankenhaus I'm A Believer "Neil"...both sired by Mephisto In her short time in the GSD world Angel made an impact and always added zest to every situation It is strange for me to be saying goodbye to someone so young and someone I remember as very upbeat about the future and her dogs Jeff Pyle ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================