Three named to Hall of Fame:
Clown, Slick, Flash

     At the January board meeting, three dogs were voted into the GSPCA Hall of Fame: NFC/FC Rawhides Clown, NFC/FC Sanjo Sin City Slicker, and CH Huntabirds' Main Reason.

     Rawhides Clown was owned by Dierk Davis of Terre Haute, Indiana. Clown started winning early. He was a number one ranked Puppy Derby. In the fall of 1989, he won the GSPCA Futurity, and in the spring of 1990, he was second in the NGSPA Futurity.

     His greatest accomplishment was winning the GSPCA National Championship three consecutive years, 1992 thru 1994. No other dog in the history of the breed has ever won the GSPCA National Championship in consecutive years, let alone three times in a row. In fact, only two dogs have won the National Championship twice. Clown did it three times.

     Clown was the second leading all-time sire in the history of the breed. He was the GSPCA sire of the year six times and NGSPA sire of the year twice. He is the second all-time producer of Field champions having produced 48 as of last November, with undoubtedly more to come. All-in-all, quite a record.

     Sanjo Sin City Slicker was owned by Steve Harrold of West Terre Haute, Indiana. Slick won both the GSPCA National Championship and the NGSPA National Championship in 1990. A feat only ever accomplished twice. Once by Slick and one other time. He produced two GSPCA National Champions, one of which, BMK's Wild Child, won it twice. He also produced two NGSPA National Champions, one of which, Heidi's Mighty City Slicker, also did it twice. In addition, he produced two NGSPA National Shooting Dog Champions. His grand get have won the GSPCA National Championship twice and the GSPCA National Shooting Dog Championship the last four years. They have also won the NGSPA National Championship and the NGSPA National Shooting Dog Championships once each. Not only did Slick win on the national level, but he produced national winners.

     Huntabird's Main Reason was owned by Patti Keller of Paris Crossing, Indiana. In 1988, Flash finished his championship and won a Best in Show as a puppy. At the age of 15 months, he became the youngest German Shorthair to win a Best in Show. He produced 76 champions, making him the fourth highest show sire in the history of our breed. His grand get have continued to win consistently, 142 of them have 216 titles. The third generation continues the legacy with 228 dogs winning 341 titles. He was a prepotent sire as well as a winner himself.

Willard Hadlock

GSPCA Hall of Fame Chairman