God love you for doing this. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 11/10/2010 5:00:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, michel@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Tomorrow on Nov. 11th , the Grand Canyon German Shepherd Dog Club will be marching, for the 10th year in a row, in the Veteranâ??s Day Parade in Phoenix AZ. The theme of our entry is â??Honor the Military Working Dogâ??. A large number of the club members, with their GSD will be marching on this 2-mile parade route, right in the middle of Phoenix. We usually have 50 to 60 dogs marching in the parade. In addition several people and dogs are flying in for the event. In particular Debbie Kandoll, who has been a major voice in the Military Working Dog Adoption Program. Local K9 handler veterans usually join us and if need be we provide dogs for any Veteran, who does not have one, to walk in the parade. All in all this is a great event and we are very proud to participate to show appreciation for the military dogs. Here is an excerpt of what will be announced on the parade route, as we pass by the various review stands: "THE GRAND CANYON GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB MARKS ITS 10TH YEAR IN THE VETERANS DAY PARADE, WALKING TO REMEMBER THE COURAGE, SACRIFICE AND LOYALTY OF THE MILITARY CANINE. JOINING THE CLUB THIS YEAR ARE MEMBERS OF THE PAPAGO LABRADOR RETRIEVER CLUB, DESERT VALLEY DOBERMAN PINSCHER CLUB, THE PHOENIX GUIDE DOG RAISERS, AND CHENIL DU CHATEAU BELGIAN MALINOS. THEY WALK TO REPRESENT THE FOUR MAJOR BREEDS WHO HAVE SERVED THIS COUNTRY: THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG - THE STALWART OF THE CANINE CORPS; THE DOBERMAN PINSCHER - PRIDE OF THE MARINES IN WORLD WAR TWO; THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER - FAMED FOR TRACKING, PATROL AND BOMB DETECTION IN VIETNAM AND NOW AFGHANISTAN, AND THE BELGIAN MALINOIS, THE NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. WE ARE ALSO PROUD TO HAVE IN ATTENDANCE DEBBIE KANDOLL WHO IS A NATIONAL SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MILITARY WORKING DOG ADOPTION PROGRAM. DEBBIE IS WALKING WITH HER RETIRED MILITARY WORKING DOG BINO, SERVICE NUMBER C152. WITH HER IS RETIRED MILITARY CANINE ALEX, H116, AND ARMY VET TECH LOUISA VAUGHN WITH HER RETIRED MILITARY CANINE CHEF, SERVICE NUMBER H067. THE MILITARY CANINE HAS SAVED COUNTLESS LIVES IN COMBAT SITUATIONS AND WORKS JUST AS LOYALLY AS THEIR HUMAN PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE PEACE. PLEASE ACKNOWLEGE THESE GREAT PEOPLE AND THEIR CANINES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO "DEFENDING FREEDOM, PROTECTING DREAMS." I will be marching with my own Ch Woodside CK Jericho Stoneway. Michel Ebertin Member of GCGSDC and GSDCA ===========================================================================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/ ============================================================================