We would like to congratulate Gilley on unofficially achieving his ROM. This we believe gives GV Bull his 5th ROM progeny, with a couple, out there, such as Sel. Brick House needing only a qualifier to attain an ROM. Ten years ago it was said the GV Bull would "ruin the breed", however 10 years later, I am glad to see that even his grand children are still exhibiting good shoulders, and many still exhibit iron backs and strong driving rears, which were Bull's better attributes.Today,we are in an era where a dogs merit is based more on size(BIGGER is better) and color(the redder, the better) than those desirable traits such as the ones I just mentioned.To be quite frank, Bull was just 26.5 inches at the shoulder and in maturity(5 years of age) weighed roughly 90lbs. I seriously doubt that he would be as competitive today as most would deem him as "not enough dog." Boy have times changed in just 10 short years! A huge thank you to all who have promoted Bull and other dogs from our lines and also to those handful of breeders who with their own bloodlines are still trying keep the desired movement in our breed alive and well! Steve and Christine Grainger www.hickoryhillgsd.com --- On Sun, 2/21/10, edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Gilley ROM > To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 6:13 PM > AOE Select Ex Ch Mechanical Bull of > Edan RN, TC , according to my records has 7 champions and > enough major winning progeny for the title of > ROM. All of his progeny are Michigan born. He is > sired by GV Ch Hickoryhill's Bull Durham ROM, out of > Ch Hey Look Me Over of Edan ROM> > -- > Ann > www.edangsd.com > Home of AOE Sel Ex Ch Gilley,Sel Ex Ch Maxwell,Sel Ch Kobe > and Sel Ch MmmMmm Good, #1 dam Muggles, Breeder-owner 0f 72 > champions and 20 ROMs. > Proud receipient of Lloyd Brackett Award > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 2009. 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/ ============================================================================