Dear Maryann & Pat: Big Congrats on all that you have accomplished. Hope there are many more to come. We no there will be, Ray and I are just VERY HAPPY we could be a part of this. Ray and Dee Finally able to sit down for a few minutes to share good news with my List friends. This past weekend, Wolf Creek Galaxy of Merivern, aka â??Fritzâ?? became a Champion. My daughter.Deb, and I want to thank Jon Beyer for another stellar performance with the big guy. Jon is a young handler that loves the dogs (and visa versa),takes great pride in his dogs and their presentation and makes you feel like you are truly an important part of the team. We had a great time with new and old friends supporting us at ringside and, of course reliving the fun moments at dinner. Thanks again, Jon, We feel so fortunate to be involved with people that we know and can trust with our beloved animals. If it werenâ??t for Mike Sherman and Deb Atkinson and their care and training, I probably would be back racing horses as my primary â??hands onâ?? animal experience. So, Iâ??d like to thank them for the initial training of Fritz. He enjoys being in the ring and that comes from what was done to him in the beginning. New subject... We didnâ??t say congrats to Elizabeth and Don Knight after the Ok Futurity and we certainly are so happy for them. Nothing makes you more proud than the accomplishments of yourâ?? grand dogsâ??. Huge congrats to the Knights. Please give Annie a hug for me. The dam of these puppies is one of our favorites, Sel Ch Wolf Creek Antares of Merivern. It seems like yesterday, rather than 4 1/2 years ago that we were traveling all over showing â??Annieâ??, Kallie and Phoenix. At this point, Tazzmanâ??s Demilo of Merivern ROM has had 12 puppies in her lifetime. The oldest arenâ??t 5 yet. She has produced 6 champions, 3 of them are Select , one being the GVX. Mary Ann Imhoff, my partner and dear friend are proud and grateful. What a gift ! ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================