All the talk about the so called incident with the cat is a bit much!!!!!!!!!! I swore I wasn't going to let loose on the keys. Everyone is talking about the image it portrayed!!! Have anyone who wasn't there thought about how an IMAGE can be exaggerated, taken OUT OF CONTEXT? This whole issue started with some obedience people seeing something at a show that they thought was abusive! ABUSIVE? Let us all not forget that 'these' (generalized) people also look at our ring and conformation people as a whole , as people who inbreed spokes that are crippled. We breed brainless dogs with no instinct or drive to run around a ring and look pretty. WE are ruining the breed. That is THEIR image. Is it accurate? So lets move on to more important matters such as remembering the sad lose of John and praying for the cities ,people and pets that will be affected by Katrina. JMHO Linda DeLarso Narvon, Pa. Jolin Shepherds www.vonhornbergerjolinshepherds.com <http://www.vonhornbergerjolinshepherds.com/> UPDATED 6/13/05 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================