On behalf of Manny, Norma, Kathy and I our heartfelt thanks go out to Gloria Birch who awarded our young male Oakley, first place in a very tough 12-15 mo class at this year's National!! In getting Oakley ready for the National, we entered him in 4 specialties where he quickly went on to acquire 10 points (3 majors) and a major Reseve. We were anxious to see him in the big ring and he did not disappoint. Oakley was very proud that his daddy, Fritz ( US Sel. 2 Gr Ch Wolfcreek Galaxy of Merivern) went Select 2 and is the top winning German shepherd in the nation. Oakley is Fritz' oldest progeny and his first ROM qualifier of many to come. Thanks to Team Yergin who once again proved that conditioning for the big dance is a must. Thanks to all at ringside for your support. Joey ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================