By the way, to add some perspective to these stats, in the past two years, since the inception of the GCH program, there were 59 GSD's awarded Select at 2 of our Nationals, one judge's opinion each year, of course. All 59 of these dogs, by this ONE win, this ONE judge's opinion, are now and forever, eligible for the Parade of Greats. There are only 1 Gold Level GCH and 6 Silver Level GCH earned over that same period, under many, many judges, over many, many GSD's, including GSDCA Selects. These dogs have consistently defeated GSD's around the country, under a myriad of judges, including specialty breeder/judges, at BOTH Specialty shows and all-breed shows. Not a throwaway in the bunch. They are not eligible, by virtue of these multiple wins, for the Parade of Greats. Which of these 2 groups has received more validation of their quality? Which of these 2 groups has achieved a rarer title? Which of these groups, if you will, are GREATER. in the context of the GSDCA Parade of Greats??? Please be aware, GCH is ONLY earned by defeating dogs of one's own breed. It is NOT an (shudder) all-breed thing!! Thank you for being interested and trying to keep an open mind about something some of you appear to hold in disdain. This is one hell of an achievement for all 7 of us!! Paula, 220 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "Paula M. Cooke" <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:37:35 GMT Subject: Re: Greats Harley earned his Grand Championship in 11 shows straight, from 5/22/10 through 6/12/10. Less than a month. With 5 BOB's, 2 BOS', and 4 Selects. Stormy (American Thunder) beat him to the 1st GSD GCH because she was shown the weekend before!! ;-( She was the 1st GSD GCH; Harley was the 1st male GSD GCH. There are, as of 2/17/12, 113 GCH GSD. As of 2/17/12, Stormy is the only Gold Level GCH GSD. As of 2/17/12, there are only 6 Silver Level GCH GSD. GCH = 25 points Bronze Level = 100 points Silver Level = 200 points Gold Level = 400 points Platinum Level = 800 points Paula, 220 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, 2 Time AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. 2 Time Cruft's Invitee. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================