Having watched all the video's none of the dogs looked in dire need of food. When seized they were probably dehydrated which explains why their body filled in so quickly. The problem I see is why would anyone what that many dogs as no one without help could care for so many. There are some very nice looking dogs there, especially the male dog that looks German that they were leading out of the house. I do see cases where dogs or horses are seized before knowing the situation. There are people that for some reason will not ask for help when needed until it is too late. What worries me as how do you know these German Shepherd Dogs will get a good home. As shelters usually just want to place the dogs without making sure they are going to the right home. The dogs all looked happy of good temperament so feel this was handled very wrong. Theresa -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 2/10/14, Mary-Anne <versatilegsds@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have heard (yes it’s hearsay) that one of the dogs that was seized is owned by a breeder from Holland who had sent him over for use as a stud. How is she supposed to get her dog back? Those dogs all look healthy, happy and well socialized – especially for abused GSD’s. The one that balked at being dragged by a sliprope, looked to be about 10 months old and terrified...which I would expect with all the commotion that went on. She looked slim but not skinny. These are West German Show Line dogs (one is a Zenevredo and one is a Bad-Boll – both names that I’m very familiar with) and I thought that they were all stunning looking animals. And the puppies looked healthy, pudgy and gorgeous. Sorry yes, Dawn is a ‘pig’ but her dogs sure looked good to me. Mary-Anne ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================