Listmates, While I was sitting at the table, reading the news about the things to surely come, I began to feel a bit useless and despondent. What can *I* do? What difference can *I* possibly make in the impossible scheme of things? <poke> I've dealt with bureaucrats, I've dealt with people who had their minds made up whether they knew the truth or not... <poke> What the heck is poking me?!? Gideon, my big Shepherd boy. The look in his eyes say that he doesn't know what tomorrow will bring, either, but that he's here. Now. And he would like me to hand feed him his chicken necks and tell him what a spoiled good boy he is. I guess for tonight I'll go ahead and stick my head in the sand and enjoy the gifts that I've got with these dogs. Becky and the dawgs in Colorado ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================