I received the good news yesterday that Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, CGC, HT, CD, RE, CHIC aka "Strider" is ranked the #5 GSD in the country as of June 30. This is based on the number of GSDs he has defeated from January 1 through June 30, 2009. Considering that 90% of the time we only show in Northern California, I am really happy! In the All Breed rankings, he is #7. This is based on Best of Breed wins and Group wins/placings. I am obviously very proud of what he has achieved. However, these rankings would not be what they are without the devotion and commitment of his handler and my good friend, Art Sinclair who picked him out for us at 10 weeks. Thanks also to Tracy Radigan for his grooming and conditioning and of course to his breeder, Bobbie Kindy who let us take this bundle of energy home. Sire: Sel. Am. & Can. Ch. Witmer's Jamiroquai ROM Dam: Sel. Am. Ch. Utopia's Blast From The Past ROM Breeders: Bobbie Kindy and Kathy Aubrey Owners: Melanie Elder and Kay Springer Special thanks to all the judges, both specialty and all breed, who made this happen. Congratulations to two other members of our local GSD club who also have dogs in the All Breed rankings. I will let them brag if they choose to! A complete listing of the top 20 in Breed Standings and All Breed Standings can be found at www.caninechronicle.com. Click on Statistics and then click on Breed Standings (purple & gold rosette) and All Breed Standings (blue rosette). Strider gets steak tonight!!! Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Multi BISS & Multi Group Winning Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, CGC, HT. CD. RE, CHIC "Strider" - see his pups on my website ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================