What a wonderful story Pat about the store clerk....thank heavens that person was there to see that happen. Sad. No family????? You have a huge dog family who regales you as a hero every day. We are thankful that you are so giving those dear old souls under your care.' Merry Christmas from your very large extended family! Molly In a message dated 12/24/2011 9:48:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, SARAVAGSD@xxxxxxx writes: Give me these sweet senior GSDs, the gift of good health, some special friends (I have no family left), a small Christmas meal and church -- to me this is Christmas.....may all the wonderful people on this list have a joyous holiday and a blessed New Year. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================