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 (sally H). Mrs. Sally, It warms my heart to hear the story of the first german shepherds. Usually, Im not a 'sappy" person, but I wrote the tribute to my Rex with more than a few laughs and by the end, I was misty eyed. Even though some of our first dogs werent top dogs, they were the ones that were first place in our hearts. Mike Lynch ====================== www.BlackHawk-Farms.com Northern California American Saddlebred Horse Association Vice President (Class of 2007) --------------------------------- 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 ============================================================================