LOVE IT!! Congratulations!! Carolyn Martello always says that we limit these guys, they can go on forever. My TJ, BOM, CH Adrahaus Titian V Winddancer, TC, OFA, HT, earned his HT at 10 1/2 years of age. He came along to some shows, there were some herding trials and we said, why not? Sure enough, he went in and did it, and did it in style! Judge was so impressed, couldn't believe his age and how good he was. He lived to be 13 and helped give Dexter some manners as a puppy....<G> One of my favorite memories in dogs.....loved that dog!!! * Ileana * Inquest GSD's, Home of : BISS 3x Sel EX AM CH & 2x Sel CAN CH Karizma's Cacique of Inquest TC, aka DEXTER Kaleef's Expensive Date (major pointed) aka JACKIE In a message dated 11/21/2011 1:20:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Binderhaus@xxxxxxx writes: This weekend I took my entire family of GSD's to a sheep and geese herding trial. I brought my 11 year old GSD "Bala" out of retirement for the occasion and she got to go with everyone else. Years and years ago she had earned 1 leg on ducks. She had also recently recovered from a severe disc problem in August which initially had her paralyzed in 3/4 legs, and has left some residual deficits, but is happy and pain free. She had a blast! Despite the pouring rain today (Sunday), she qualified in fine style in the Started Geese class, and alongside her youngest daughter, the two of them WON the class and both earned their HSAd titles!! (They also both qualified on Sat). Afterwards she was romping in the fields with the others and SO pleased with herself! It is so special to see the old ones enjoying themselves so! Cynthia Binder DVM Binderhaus Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================