When I cannot spend QUALITY time with my dogs, I have too many. Right now, I have 5...Mom and 4 of her progeny. Believe me, they keep me hopping trying to figure out things for them to do. I try to walk each dog 20 mins to a half hour every other day on a rotating schedule, take them for rides, etc. They all get played ball with every day in the yard, but as Cesar says "the yard is just a pretty jail"...dogs need to travel to be in a balanced state of mind. They do spend time in kennels, for their own safety while I am distracted with housework, errands, etc. We bought this house for our first GSD...we used to call him the 150,000$ dog! We felt he needed more room than the house we lived in, and he was so happy here till he passed from DM. Well, now we have 5...never planned that... but have put the house on the market hoping to buy yet a BIGGER place for our furry friends. These are thinking, feeling animals who need a life aside from me...they need the companionship of their own kind, exercise, and mental stimulation They give me 100 percent...they deserve no less from me. Dawn Restuccia --------------------------------- Get your own web address for just $1.99/1st yr. We'll help. Yahoo! Small Business. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================