Just returned and want to thank all who sent congratulations on Nino's VA-5 placing. I have been asked many questions concerning my involvement and will respond on this list. I tried to buy him at the Sieger Show in 2009 when he was Reserve Junghund Sieger but Niki Messler did not want to sell him. Finally in June 2010 I was able to buy him and I am the sole owner. I was so surprised that he was VA, which of course is Select, in Sept. 2010 Sieger Show at just 2 years of age with no progeny group which is rare. This year he had a lovely progeny group and moved up significantly. I was very pleased with his placing and with his offspring group. He will remain in Germany until after the 2012 Sieger Show and them I will bring him home to Alabama and hope he can positively influence the Breed her in the USA which he is doing in Germany. Thanks, Morton ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================