Well, no doubt about it...I'm a hoarder. Not so much of dogs anymore...but I hoard everything. It's hard for me to throw away a book, or lots of other things... and I collect certain china/dishes/cookware (or did)......so no matter how you look at it, I'm a hoarder. During WW !!, anybody who was short of money was a hoarder, too...they stored soap, canned goods, sugar, anything they could get their hands on...aluminum foil and string were favorites...those last two could be "turned in" for cash....much like we do today with bottles and aluminum cans. Guess what? I don't care, either. I'd prefer to be hoarding money, of course, but I spent most of what i had on these things I hoard...........and HSUS and the kinds of people it attracts can go straight to Hades.......let the devil hoard them. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- > > On Apr 7, 2010, at 1:35 PM, <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> At a recent Specialty show and Futurity/Maturity, I was confronted >> by a "breeder" who implied that I am a hoarder. >> My husband and I live on 3.5 fenced acres and have 5 GSD's. (Soon >> to be 4 as one is dying of cancer.) We did have 6 dogs, but lost >> one a few weeks ago. Our dogs get the very best of care. My husband >> and I have not taken a vacation in over 15 years because we can not >> take *all* the dogs with us. Our dogs are EVERYTHING to us. They >> are our WORLD. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================