years and years ago I went out on a blind date with a woman who bred parrots in Hollister Ca ( the city I get most of my green tripe...yummy!)...Went to a comedy night club in San Francisco ( what a surprise)...on the way home she asked me why I never asked her about the way she walked ( she limped and rocked from side to side when she walked)...I answered " for the same reason you never asked me why I was ugly"...she laughed for five minutes and told me I was funnier than the three comedians we had just seen...I responded back "tell me something I DON'T know".....well any way she explained to me that she had hip dysplasia and had both her hips replaced...at that time I did not know humans could suffer from this...I then told her that if she were my dog I would have put her to sleep...she laughed and cursed at me..... she was really a nice lady...maybe we do put too much infuses on hips...at least I know I do...I have missed out on a few possible great opportunities because of Canine HP........I will be glad when this holiday stuff is over ( I'm eating too much)...I got kicked out of weight watchers last week for sneaking ice cream into the meeting!..lol...FB ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================