In a message dated 3/11/11 6:29:43 AM Pacific Standard Time, murfamx4@xxxxxxx writes: After Buddy had finished the retrieve I asked Tom "if we get another duck can I send Coby after it" Tom baulked and said is he trained? I told him no but if he doesn't get it we can still send Buddy to get it. I started to laugh when I got to that point, as I knew what was going to happen. These are amazing animals. If someone has never lived with a good German shepherd, they have no idea what they are in for. We have sold some puppies to first time owners, or people who have other breeds. It always give me a good feeling to get those letters or cards about how bonded they are with their dogs, or what wonderful things they do. The AR people will never win so long as we can keep the government out of it, long enough for the general public to speak out. We need to contine to pass the message. In two weeks I will be speaking in front to a dog training group of professionals about the German shepherd. Thankfully this List just had a good discussion about our origins, and I will re-read the Willis book. We continue to be in the top three registered dogs, and from what I see, the most popular beed in the country. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================