My wish to all the members of the GSD Fancy is for a wonderful New Year. I am so happy that several members, and friends of the breed from the St. Louis area joined me in "adopting" a Desert Storm Vet, and his GSD Service Dog puppy, Patton for Christmas. We were able to supply some larger crates for the pup to grow in to, Purina donated ProPlan, and Patton got some toys. I received a devastating phone call Christmas morning from my little brother. My beloved sister, Joyce died suddenly of a massive heart attack. She was buried New year's Eve day, and I was able to get home safely to my dogs here in central Missouri before the snow began. I was able to spend the whole day with my sister at the GSDC of St. Louis Halloween Match in October, She always came to the matches to see us, and all the pups. So many of my GSD friends have been there for me the past few days, and I love them all. Thank you so much. Marcia Hadley~ Black Oak German Shepherds blackoaks01@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================