AOA may be called CAA (Champions Achievement Award), thank you Doris E. Why have it? 1. We want ALL Champions to go the extra mile and become the "Total Dog" 2. Some people cannot afford to show at the Nationals 3. Some people cannot take time off work to show at the Nationals 4. Some people have emergencies come up and cannot show at the Nationals 5. Some of our Intersex Judges make mistakes and deserving dogs are passed by (that was a kind way of saying it....) 6. Other countries can no longer say our show dogs are stupid and spooks. 7. One day we may require this of any Champion dog we breed to...soundness mentally and physically and trainability. How great for future GSD's Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================