I have a feeling this year will truly be the trail of tears. First, Clint, now our beloved Ch. Yoncallas's Harmony v Backacher. When she was four, we managed to keep her with life-saving surgery, so we had over 6 more good years with her, but no surgery would save her this time. She just turned 11 in March, She was our matriach, beloved by all who knew her and all the other dogs knew she had a special place not only in our lives, but theirs. She had her one and only litter of two at the age of 8 1/2 and has a daughter who looks just like her. She had a good and wonderful life and moments we will never forget. We still have a 13 year old champion, and a 10 year old champion and know their time is probably near. This breeding of these wonderful creatures has its magic moments, and moments like this that just plain suck. Bob ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================