In a message dated 12/21/2005 11:12:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Many of you know my second ex-wife is blind and she has a guide dog, a black lab named Woodson...well she likes the dog very much but the learning curve is a bit slow, she told me most Guide dog schools do not use GSD any more...when I was a kid when ever I saw a guide dog...it was ALWAYS a GSD....... Predominantly it was health issues. But there was also "perception"... ie - GSD=viscious.... There is however a Guide Dog School in AZ that ONLY uses GSDs. Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA a rumor flies around the world while the truth is still putting it's shoes on.. _http://www.rihadin.com_ (http://www.rihadin.com/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================