Thanks for your post Margery. I know what you mean about background checks. I was given the position of "Manager" of a Bank, and the FBI promptly began checking how often I did my laundry and where my moles were located. Because banks are insured by the FDIC, and regulated by same, a thorough Federal examination and clearance must accompany the position. All was fine until they went door to door questioning my neighbors. From that day foreword, the neighborhood look at me with a certain amount of "concern." The last straw was when they put me through training regarding the kidnapping of my son or other family members. What a joy to contemplate. I did stay for 4 years and went through 2 robberies plus other adrenalin raising happenings. It was my favorite job though. How does this apply to dogs, one of these same neighbors had seen me hold a bitch up by her back legs while giving vaginal douches in my backyard...wonder how they explained that? Helen Franklin ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================