In a message dated 2/23/2007 12:55:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Falkrigia@xxxxxxx writes: And be careful, there's lots of little girls out there who love their mixed-breed dogs ;-) lynda Mine was "Lady". (There was collie in there somewhere and of course we've all read the Lad series...I know...not very original.) She had the face and coat of a rough collie, the rest was white with two brown spots. My God I loved her:) I REMEMBER what it's like to want to touch a dog, any dog, as a child. I love that look a child gets, they know they should ask, maybe they hesitate, but WOW how their faces light up when I say "you can pet them". AND pet, grab, hug they do! And yes, some local folks will attest I really did send a special into the ring with red, white and blue cotton candy in his fur. (It was a holiday weekend, he was the center of a group of children right before going in. I missed it, probably made it worse with the ever present water bottle, the judge didn't miss it and we STILL laugh about it!) I don't care how somebody gets started, let's just get them started and make it fun:) Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================