In a message dated 4/26/10 4:49:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I understand that our self-esteemed Chairperson of the GSDCA AOE Committee considers the AKC AOE to be a Second-Class or Second-Rate award. I don't believe she has ever had a dog awarded one. Actually, I don't believe that she even competes in our sport!! I hate to argue with my good friend Paula, but Helen has had some great dogs, and I think an AOE. I remember one in particular. Don Quixote was one of our very special dogs and there were others. Helen never showed in all-breed shows as I recall, but she certainly has had an impact on our breed with her dogs. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================