In a message dated 8/30/2005 12:49:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, campaigners@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Anyone else get this? (re the offer for a free 60 day trial pet insurance) Yes. It's a neat idea for puppy people. They've been doing it a while now...I'm not a huge fan of pet insurance for "us" because most do our own shots (except rabies), and like a lot of insurance, there is a limited fee schedule, for instance a % of UCR (usual, customary and reasonable), so 80% or 60% doesn't REALLY mean that 80% or 60% of the bill will be paid.... AND when you read the exclusions, most genetic <linked> diseases aren't covered, nor would anything related to breeding, so, like I said, not a whole lot of use for us, but for puppy people, why not? With everything they can do for dogs today, veterinary expenses can be quite high. I buried my nose in a magazine this past Monday while in the vet's waiting room. There was a lady there who was just told what she would owe ($6,400+), and was trying to call her mom for a credit card #. Sad:( Now, I have no idea what was the matter w/ the dog, and this is a state of the art place and their bills, I'm sure, are above what an insurance company would consider "customary", but even if a portion of the bill would have been covered, I'm sure it would have been welcome. Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================