congrats on the wins. and keep up the good work. Greg In a message dated 10/25/2010 4:42:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, trakagsd@xxxxxxx writes: I had a pretty darn good weekend with my local, owner handled boy. I finished Louie (CH Traka's Louis Vuitton, OFA h & e) in June, and decided to enter him as a special in the Prairieland Classic dog show in Springfield, IL, since it was in my backyard. Call me a rookie, but I forgot all about the new AKC Grand Champion title. I just wanted to show my dog simply for the fun of it. Well, Friday, Saturday and Monday under judges James White, Paul Thomann and Kimberly Anne Meredith-Cavanna respectively, Louie was awarded the select title for 2 points each day. But the best part was Sunday, under Prof. Douglas Taylor, Louie went Best of Breed over 5 other specials, then went on to win a Group 4, all owner handled by yours truly!!! This gave Louie a 5 point major for his Grand Champion title. I had no idea of pursuing this title, but after this weekend, you win AKC, you've sucked me in for more dog show entries so I can get a Grand Champion title on my Louie. Tracy Kaecker Traka German Shepherd dogs ============================================================================ 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================