In a message dated 7/25/2010 9:44:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, gsdhallmark@xxxxxxx writes: Dear Listers, With great regret, I lost my Mom today following a long battle with cancer. She wanted me to let you know how much she loved our breed and the people who loved their dogs. Mom bred over 17 American Champions in her wonderful career not to mention her talent as an artist. I'm so sorry. I was able to award Syd one of my last Hero Dog award plaques for the Blanche Beisswenger Memorial Hero Dog award in the Pet Division, and she was so pleased and excited. She will be missed Helen Miller Fisher ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================