A big thank you to Yvonne Kowalczyk for getting Ch. Snake and his dam Sel. Willow their ofas. During the past three years we have bred our best bitches to Snake--despite the lack of numbers. I remember when I asked Jack about OFA's he would not put him under anesthesia to do it. He told me, however, that I could bred our GVX Lily to him with confidence, and we did. We bred her litter sister as well (Ch. Pip) to him and we have never been sorry. Our orthopedics, including Ch. Lindenhill's Vinnie the Viper, ofa Good--normal--and our beautiful departed Sel. Tom Tom, ofa, have been excellent. It feels great to put these new numbers on Vinnie's pedigree. Thank you Yvonne, and thank you Jack Budd. Sheila Metz at Lindenhill gsd. ----- Original Message ----- From: Yvonne Kowalczyk To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Germanshepherds4Show@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 6:55 AM Subject: [Germanshepherds4Show] No Bragg just Facts Good morning to all, I would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank You!" to all the breeders who bred to Snake without being x rayed. Although, all his littermates were OFA hips and elbows, Jack had not done Snake before he died. Then I refused to x ray him unless it could be done with out any medication. That turned out to be a real challenge but with the help of friends and acquaintances we did finally find a vet. So, now he is Ch. Ponca Hill's Snake CGC OFA hips and elbows. But the more exciting news is since no meds were used I decided to also do his mother. She now is Select Ch. Ponca Hill's Willow OFA hips and elbows at NINE YEARS OLD!! Yippee!! So, now all of the progeny of Sel. Ch. Manny x Sel. Ch. Willow are OFA hips and elbows!! Needless to say in my prayers I'm thanking my friend and mentor, Jack Budd AGAIN! Hope you days are as happy as mine, Yvonne D. Kowalczyk Ponca Hill - Tantara German Shepherds www.poncahill-tantara.com Home of: Sel CH. Ponca Hill's Willow CH. Tantara's Hazardous to Your Health (Smokin) CH. Tantara's In Harm's Way (Harm) CH. Ponca Hill's Snake (#2 top producing Futurity/Maturity Sire for 2005) CH. Ponca Hill's Just Britney Ponca Hill's Rhumba of Tantara (4pts.major reserves) __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Links | Database | Polls | Members Notice. forwarding of any information that appears on the German Shepherd 4 Show list is not allowed. You are receiving Individual Emails Change Delivery Settings Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe We Made Changes Your Yahoo! Groups email is all new. Learn More Share Feedback Recent Activity a.. 3New Members Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS a.. German shepherd dog breeders b.. German shepherd dog breeders c.. Breed charm dog italian d.. Dog breed gift e.. Dog breed jewelry f.. Dog breed charm . __,_._,___ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================