Sorry, I sent this and it didn't go, so I forwarded it, and it didn't go. So, from one old person who does not know computers, here it is again. In a message dated 6/26/10 7:39:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: Long story short. I will never have any other breed, just because a dog is small doesn't make him any easier to deal with. I doubt that I could train a small breed although chair throwing worked well with the Springer Even a computer has to be programed. A farmer was plowing his field with a mule. The mule was making cross lanes, crooked lines, and just wouldn't plow straight. The neighbor came by and said: "Would you like me to show you how to make your mule plow a straight line?" The farmer said; "Sure, it would be a great help." The neighbor picked up a lead pipe and smacked the mule dead center on his head. All four legs went out and the mule was laying unconcious in the middle of the field. The farmer explained, "What are you doing? My mule is out cold." The neighbor replied, "First you have to get his attention." I use that story often when doing a divorce where one of the parties is not paying attention. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================