I know rescue is important. I did it for 10 years. But may I remind you that RESEARCH into the health of our breed is just as important. If you donate to the American German shepherd dog Charitable Foundation, they see to it that your money is matched by the AKC Charitable Foundation so it goes twice as far. Carol Carol is right. Research into the health problems of our breed is very important and Foundation funds are matched by the AKC Health Foundation. Great strides have been made recently in research on DM and on some cancers. Tish ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================