A couple of headlines lately have so totally exaggerated dog stories. In Washington State, there was supposedly 50 Chihuahuas being kept as "leg warmers" (supposedly Dr. prescribed to ease arthritis pains). Oh...guess what...learning that there were 12 of the little critters around. Not even going into the principle of service dogs, look at the next exaggeration. 800!!! dogs seized from a trailer!!! WoW...what that must have been like in that trailer! Oh, oh...facts start coming out. There were outbuildings and there all weren't in the trailer. Oh, and now we hear there were 200 of them. 200!! But guess which of these two headlines will be sticking around. I have learned to wait and learn after hearing these horrendous headline grabbing events until the talking heads and the wannabe Pulitzer Prize folks get out of the way and the details are sorted out. People used to rush for the telephone and the party lines. We have the internet now. Same difference on a HUGE scale, unfortunately. "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================