Hi, I bought my first GSD in 1961 from a breeder. I paid 45 dollars for her. She was not a show dog but she taught me how loyal and loving GSD's can be.She always got the highest score in Obedience trials and everyone hated to see her in the class cause she was unbeatable.She was a baby sitter to our two girls and had a fit when their dad was going to spank them. If he would run and jump in bed at night she would come right after him to protect me. lol He used to say (tell your dog I can go to bed now) Boy I loved that dog and it broke my heart to have to put her down at 14 years of age. Here I sit with tears in my eyes just talking about her. I have a 9 year old male now that I rescued at 11 months of age and he is as loyal as she was. I also have his daughter and 4 of his grandchildren. They are all so different but great in other ways. I will always have GSD with me cause they are the greatest. Sally HH PS I had some in between the first and these I have now and they were always good dogs. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================