I saw this story posted on my facebook page this morning,as I have been following Pet-lawdigest@xxxxxxxxx,very closely for the last 4 yrs.,since the local Humane started to require breeders in my area to do so,along with their lovely fee for this,I wanted to be prepared,the wonderful people on Pet-law,have given very good advice,and stay on top of all the breeder raids/ confiscations.After reading this story,I recognized the same M/O,feces laden,too thin,failure to provide sustenance,abuse Blah!Blah!I went over every picture,video very closely,I like all of you,saw no feces ridden dogs,or emaciated dogs,etc.,also agreed the house could have been cleaner,but it was an old farm house being remodeled,which someone opted to use as a kennel,to bring the dogs in from outside facilities,because of the cold.So in jest,she was damned if she did,and damned if she didn't,another border Collie breeder in NY just had their dogs confiscated,for keeping them outdoors in doghouses,with heated waterers.Yes,many,many times without due process.take a little time,and investigate Eric Pack Ethic Bellows,several pictures of him kicking in doors,to Rescue,after firing up his following on his facebook page,where people post about what they are going to do to the breeders,AR'S behaving badly,ck. their facebook page.I implore everyone of my fellow GSD people to educate yourself on the AR Nuts,including the SPCA!They are now lurking around every corner,and this is beginning to happen way to often.Also as far as food&water several GSD people have dogs that have way to high of a food drive level to leave out food 24-7,such as some of our show animals,or hard work lines,and it is recommended by Purdue university research program,on Bloat&Torsin,not to give large amounts of water in conjunction with large amounts of kibble,better in smaller increments.Being of high quality German Showline,with good drive levels,I am sure these dogs could not have food&water laying around 24-7,but not one i saw looked,emaciated,sick,or drought.Unfortunately,when this did appear on facebook this morning,several GSD people jumped on it,slamming,wanting to abuse this breeder/owner,it embaressed me, that some people from my breed would be so narrow minded,quick to pass judgement, and not do any research,much the same as any of the AR fanatics I have been reading about.sorry this was so long,but fear impending doom for many breeders,and our fancy included.On a better note a huge congratulations to "Fritz",his owners,and handler "Scotty" for such a beautiful representation in the Herding Group tonight,Group#3! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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 SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================