On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:54:11 EST, Wasatchgld@xxxxxxx wrote:=20 >... and the offspring that are not quite mean enough, get sold=20 >through the paper as family pets. And your solution to the above is... what? Breed-specific legislation? Outright banning? What if many of the "not-quite-mean-enough" dogs sold as family pets happened to be half-German Shepherd and some legislator got the bright idea that all GSDs should be banned? Did you solve the problem then... or did you just put a Band-Aid on a gushing wound? It's the PEOPLE that are the problem here, people!!! :/ Karen C. kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx What if the Hokey-Pokey really *IS* what it's all about? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================