Barbara, I loved your blog! As a relative newbie, I would so do it all over again. Pam I've only took those two sentences from your e-mail that you sent to the list Pam because of the length of it. May I tell you what a pleasure it was to read your wonderful "story" about getting involved with this breed. It makes my heart feel good when people like you write to me and tell me their stories. Just within the last couple of weeks, I've developed new friendships with different people that have generously shared their love of the breed with me as well. I've enjoyed looking at pictures of wildlife that some people have sent to me about another one of my articles. This is what it's all about............the GSD community.....the GSD family. There's so many of us out there that the rest of us don't know. I love getting to know some of you. As for the nasties that you met in the breed Pam, yes there's a few of them, but like any other viruses out there, you cover your mouth and avoid them. Thanks so much for writing. You are a delight! Barbara ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================