Hi All, This is why we breed dogs. Melanie Elder and Kay Springer are the perfect people to sell dogs too. They actually show the dog, as we know, many promise they will but never do. They have done so much with this young dog, from hi s TC which gave him many friends, do you remember him in Oregon at the National protecting Art from the pooper scooper in 9-12 puppy dogs? He has been great in herding and great in the few obediance classes he has gone too. He has adjusted to Kay being the primary owner when Melanie's job required her to move to Washington, DC. Melanie does fly home to a few shows. Art and Linda did come and see the litter and picked Strider for Melanie and Kay. They had been carefully looking for this dog for a few years. May we all find owners like Melanie and Kay, now they are great friends, and isn't this what it is all about. Congratulations to them on their new Champion! Bobbie Kindy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================