i was at lackland for my basic training and the heat was unreal.....during marching drills, girls would pass out in front of you and you had to just step over them....salt tablets helped but some still passed out...imagine these poor dogs in their "fur coats"....the canine unit wanted one of my dogs and i just couldnt part with him and he lived to be 13 and did die of bloat....natalie CLOVERLEIFE HILL KENNELS http://www.cloverleife.com/ CH Cloverleife's Dimples, CH Cloverleife's Cappuccino, CH Carmil's Amadeus v Windywood ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================