Oh my God. This is bringing tears to my eyes. BOSS was the epitome of the German Shepherd Dog. Carolyn and Frank. You held the BOSS when he arrived and now you held him again, but this time you had to let him go. You were Blessed with a moment in time. If only that moment could last a bit longer. The cycle of life certainly brings sadness and tears.....when that blessed moment in time with BOSS could not go on forever. I feel for you both, Carolyn and Frank. I am grateful to have been in the BOSS's presence. BOSS shared his Motel room at the Del Mar Nat'l with me and my Tanna. If I remember correctly, the two just came along for the ride. As a result of breeding to BOSS's sons on several occasions I have a BOSS granddaughter and two great-granddaughters of his. Then there are some BOSS sons out of my Mariah, (a BOSS half brother bitch). The bi-color son I get to see often. You should see him now. Turned 3 recently and maturity had settled in. His solid black brother was not given the time to mature. A year ago both weighed within 1 to 2 lbs of eachother. The solid black brother that I let go to a promising novice show home got a 5 pt major reserve under Kathy Casteel a year ago. The owner constantly complained about the lack of maturity and not getting the points.......she complained non stop. So my solid black BOSS son went on a journey................... With the passing of BOSS, memories of his black son surfaced. I am doubled saddened. That was Mariah's last litter that I planned for and now Beloved BOSS is into his new journey. And then their was that beloved black son..............Memories. Take Care. Love, Erika and the Tamarin Crew ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================