Molly, I loved reading all of Evan's reasons too and I'll add a few of my own. I was happy when the three of us (Kristal, Willy and me) were cleaning out the little grove of trees--Kris discovered a couple holly bushes that I didn't even know we had! Oscar the cat supervised, who of course didn't stick around to see the results of our pruning, pulling, raking and sawing. I was happy when Forest helped me feed the horses and watched as I ran my hands around Doodles' sides (wax on, wax off) swirling away the remnants of his shedding coat. I was happy when Cole ran around loose, using all he had to race with the wind and catching it! He moved with pure joy! I was happy brushing Izzy, who will go into season soon and who WILL be bred this time. I was happy watching Clapton interact with Kris--my heart jumped to see how he adores her. Livin' the dream in beautiful downtown Ahoskie, Penny in NC Farm Dog Forest ************************************************************* And Evan just made me happy reading all these great positive things. Thanks Evan. Molly ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================