My License plate has my kennel name on it "Ropaja"...I have had many amusing moments when I have been stopped at red lights watching in my rear view mirror the occupants of the vehicle behind me a) trying to translate it and b) trying to pronounce it...for the record it is pronounced Row-Paw Jaa (soft J like in the s in "show")...Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!!...Pauline Pauline Moon - Member: GSDCA(merica) & GSDCA(tlanta) Ropaja German Shepherd Dogs-Ch Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; BIS Ch Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; Ch Ropaja's Fils De La Rue OFA; Ropaja's Viva L'Endimanche OFA; Beecher (GSD-Retired Seeing Eye Dog) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================