At the July Board meeting,the Board members selected the winners for the Blanche Beisswenger Hero Dog Awards. It is my great pleasure to congratulate them,and announce these to the List:. They will be published in the Review,along with their stories and pictures. Thank you everyone who sent me their nominations. Many very good ones were submitted. Just remember,if your dog did not win this year,you may resubmit it for the following year. Helen Miller Fisher PET HERO DOG---AM.Ch.,CAN.Select Ch. BrownHill's Hearthstone,CD,TC,HIC,OFA ( call name SOOT) owned by Emily St.Hilaire of Weare,NH,nominated by GSDCA member Julie Vandendool SERVICE HERO DOG---GSDCA member Officer Marion Baumbach,owns and nominated her K-9 Partner THOR GOOD WILL AMBASSADOR----Konigin's Great Balls Afire TC,CGC,TDI(call name JERRY LEE) owned by GSDCA member Maureen(MO) Murkland,nominated by Grace Eaton ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================