Today my husband is 50 years old. Happy Birthday Ken!  Those of you who know Ken, know that he is one of the nicest people you would ever want to meet. A very big change is coming for my husband (as if turning 50 wasn't big enough lol) on May 11th when he signs his retirement papers after serving in the Houston Fire Department for 31 years. His last day at the station will be May 25th. Being a firefighter has always been a calling for my husband, he comes from a family of firefighters, so he does have mixed feelings about leaving. The other big change for us is coming on June 5th when we close on a house in Montgomery County about 50 miles outside of Houston. The property has 4 and a half acres and the house is almost 1900 square feet. We are thrilled, the dogs are very thrilled about the land and I sure hope I have not jinked the closing!  Now to the dog related part of the post, Ken is designing a kennel building (10 runs), so those of you with kennels,  what suggestions do you have, what would you have done differently etc and etc.  You can email Ken at kendalbryan@xxxxxxxxx  Please also include some harassing birthday wishes. VBG Judy Bryan Riata German Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================