On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:08:24 EST, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote:=20 >And, I agree...whatever my dogs have is mine, whenever >I want it, no questions asked That's because no dog should "own" anything. As leaders, my hubby and I own the territory and everything in and around it. We lend OUR toys to the dogs for awhile to play with, as we wish. The benevolent leaders set ground rules and allow subordinates to play with the leaders' toys, but the leaders get to decide when they start and stop the game, who gets what toy and where and for how long we play. That's just good common sense -- or "dog psychology" as Cesar Millan would say. Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Some days you scoop it and some days you step in it..." ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================