This was received from one of our adopters today....had to share because it is notes like these that keep us all going here at Weeping Willow....you all should be proud because your continued support has helped in some way for "Annie"....(Judi was her foster mom for WW)...note about Annie....she was surrendered by her family because they couldn't afford her anymore; she came from an Amish farm, was approximately 4 years old with a very bad skin condition. Dear Pat, Judi, and the WWS staff, I just had to let you know that our Annie (Gracie 2), who I was blessed to adopt in November, obtained her CGC, and yesterday, passed her test to be a canine patrol dog - along with me; which means we will walk the many parks of the Lake MetroPark System, keeping an eye on things ( we are not in harm's way), and I can't think of a better advocate for the GSD than Annie. She is so sweet and gentle - time and again, from vet to trainer to anyone else- they cannot get over her calm and noble demeanor. I wish I had a picture to send, but she is the classically beautilful GSD - up 83 lbs, and so pretty in every way. And Judi - we still have her little carpet piece that you gave to us - she sleeps on it a lot. I cannot thank you enough for the care that you gave her, and for bringing her into our lives, and the lives of so many others! Fondly, Karen and Annie ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================