I have found it interesting to read the 4th of July thread. I, personally am not crazy about all the snap, crackle, pop, but the dogs think its lots of fun to stand on the fence line and bark. Coming from dalmatians where we desensitize the puppies to noises (because some are sound sensitive and some only hear in one ear) and I just sort of automatically transferred it over to the GSD... The girls are so used to every noise imaginable that thunder, etc. don't bother them. Many, many years ago we had a couple of dal girls who were afraid of thunder and would hide in the back of their crates. We figured out that if you desensitized the pups to noises, they would grow up to be much happier adults.. AND NEVER, EVER baby them.... Jess Mac Paisley Dals & Two GSD Acara's Simmie Orion Free (Spoiled pet, boss and going back to obedience to get a title at the age of 8)) Simcar's Peppermint BonBon (up & coming hopeful) _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================