This is one story of Evan's that just cracked me up.................even tho I could "see it coming." I think many of us have "been there, done that," and that's why it made me laugh out loud! Peggy ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: >I was on the road selling jewelry, out of town, and Tedi was home with our >first litter of puppies. They were about ten days old by then. She called me >stressed out as it seems the gas company shut off the gas in the middle of >winter, due to a leak. We had radiant heat, pipes though the floor, and it >was >the middle of winter in Michigan. The house turned to a freezing zone, and >Tedi was afraid the puppies would not survive. > >I suggested she build a fire in the fireplace and bring the puppies close to >the heat and keep them warm, and I would be home that night. > >The puppies would not stop screaming, and Tedi had built a fire in the >fireplace, kept it roaring and moved the whelping box into the heat. The >more >they screamed the more she threw wood on the fire, and they would not calm >down. >The room seemed warm enough, but the puppies just ran around yelling and >barking. > >I got home, took one look, and pulled the whelping box away from the flames. >The pups looked at me and immediately settled down, looked at each other, >curled up and went to sleep. > >It gave new meaning to hot dog. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================