In a message dated 3/21/2007 2:03:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx writes: "But our awards are for GSDs" Helen Miller Fisher While I agree that Gandalf is a smart, heroic dog, if we gave him one of the three Hero dog awards that are designated for our breed, it might imply to outsiders that there were no deserving German Shepherds that we could have given it to. I know there are GSD's out there that are equally deserving - even if they aren't getting the national media coverage that Gandalf is receiving. Lets keep the awards for what they are intended for and give that special recognition to one of our own. As Ileana said, we can still send a positive email to Gandalf's owner or recognize his accomplishment in other ways. Janice Buchanan Wasatch-Gold German Shepherds _http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/_ (http://wasatchgold.brinkster.net/) "If our dogs were smarter, they could tell us what they were thinking. If we were smarter, they wouldn't need to." ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================