It was an honor for me to award Gilly, a "Select" rating at the Nationals in 2006, and a thrill to again give him his Award of Excellence shortly thereafter. The total dog, the Best of the Best. My heart-felt condolences to his breeder/owner Ann, .....and to our breed. Helen Franklin AOE Chair, 48 year member GSDCA, "A German Shepherd owns the ground he stands on.... ...he does not run or bite if you wish to share it!" -----Original Message----- From: edangsd <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: The List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Mar 20, 2012 2:26 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Gilley is Gone t is with great sadness that I had to put my beloved AOE Select Ex Ch echanical Bull of Edan, RN, TC, CHIC(Hips, elbows, heart,thyroid) ROM down on onday. Late last summer I had started conditioning him for the Parade of Greats nd noticed that he was lame. My vet did two weeks of laser treatments, then ccupunture and instead of improving, he was worse. Upon further examination a umor on his spine was discovered and he gave him two months at the most. He idn't know Gilley. Gilley never lost his great attitude, until just a few days go. He was the sire of 15 champions with very few champions bred to him. He ill be remembered for his showmanship and beautiful sidegait and personality lus, which he passed on to his progeny. Gilley will never be forgottne as one of those few once in a lifetime dogs. He s missed Ann ww.edangsd.com ome of AOE Sel Ex Ch Gilley ROM,Sel Ex Ch Maxwell,Can GV Sel Ex Ch Kobe and Sel h MmmMmm Good, #1 dam Muggles, Breeder-owner 0f 83 champions and 23 ROMs. roud receipient of Lloyd Brackett Award ===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind re permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the howgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its dministrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any ost. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER F ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL ARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A IOLATION 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 ATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================