Certificate is supposed to be sent by Julie Mostosky. I haven't got mine for Sel Ex Ch Good to the Last Drop of Edan yet either and he qualified last december. Ann Home of Sel Ex # 6 Ch Maxwell, Sel Ex Ch Gilley and #1 Dam Muggles - owner/breeder of 69 champions and 19 ROMs --- On Wed, 11/26/08, nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx <nhansburgh@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSDCA Health Award of Merit Question To: melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 2:02 PM my dog met all the requirements last march. there have been three board meetings since that time and i still have not received my certificate from them. i got mine THE CHIC from OFA two weeks after meeting successfully all five of the reuired tests. I still have not renewed my membership in the parent club. What the hell is wrong with them! Norma ---- Melissa <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I did not notice until I now have two dogs who recently met the requirements for the GSDCA Health Award of Merit, that the program has been discontinued and replaced instead with a health certificate being issued once CHIC requirements are met. CHIC only requires that certain test results be done on permanently identified dogs to issue a CHIC number. For the GSD it's OFA certified hips, elbows, heart, and thyroid, plus the GSDCA temperament test. > > While it's good to encourage submission and disclosure of all health testing results (normal and abnormal), will the GSDCA be issuing a "different" certificate to recongnized those who actually PASSED all of the required CHIC tests vs those who may have had all testing but not passed them all? > > > Just curious. > Melissa > www.melanashepherds.com > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================