> > thank you for saying this. It is a whole different > mentallity then what we have. Most of these animals > are thought of as livestock very few pets. > > sally 4H animals have paid for more than 1 college education. Most kids who raise livestock are counting on the money from the sale for next year's animals, riding and other lessons, and saving for school or cars or other big ticket items. They take very good care of their animals not as pets but as a product. That's what farming is all about or none of us would be eating anything inclluding veggies. Barb Hahn ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================