In a message dated 9/5/2007 11:18:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, vonadlerhof@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: They are trained to add on and over-vaccinate where it is not necessary. I'm glad you found a good vet there-my guess is if Dr. Gregory is that good--he'll be leaving Banfield soon. They are VERY controlling. Just trying to save people from being hurt by them--I see it almost every time I work. They also give Corona vaccines to most dogs when not needed--I could go on-but IMO--they are terrible. Bonnie Banfield or no, I think it's up to the dog owners to know what a dog needs and doesn't need. As part of my puppy pack, I give my puppy people Dr. Dodd's schedule and they are told to follow that. When it comes to "routine stuff", I tell a vet what I want, not the other way around (just like I say "no" to the whole list of things they can do with an oil change for a car <VBG>.) Anyway, I don't think that's a "Banfield" thing alone... Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================