When I was left with Casper, Jim's dog, I was left with a dog that didn't know where to go, where to sleep, where to eat. Casper went with Jim every day to help Jim build a house, check out a property, chase dogs off whatever property Jim was on, and to alert Jim when people walked on whatever property was "theirs' at the moment. And let those that were on whatever property, that they were there with the permission of Casper. I thought long and hard about it, then told my friend and pup buyer, Barbara, about my problem. She found a couple with a strong male figure (yeah, a retired cop LOL, about as close to the strong silent kind as we could find), and we made a date to meet. Casper had nothing to do with the woman, but went to the man like he was waiting for him. He went home with them for the weekend, slept by the man's side of the bed, and waited by the door for the man to come home. I am told it took almost a year for Casper to truly bond with the woman, but the decision to let him have a "man" again was the right one. I still miss my Casper. it all depends. Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return UPDATED 2/11/06....CHECK IT OUT!!!! www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================