I did keep a diary to a point, I made notations on the pups as they were growing. When they left to go to the new homes I took photo's with their owners. When I visited the pup in it's new home, more photo's and possibly some notes taken. After a few years of having people visit us with their dogs we decided to have an annual picnic, and the dogs come with their family. The people who purchased dogs from a particular litter were delighted to meet their own dogs littermates and their family. We enjoyed listening to their brags and occasionally the "one upmanship my puppy vs. your puppy " LOL We did get good participation from most "puppy people". This also served us well to see the more of the litter as they grew, matured and developed, rather than just an occasional one or two. Those were the days my friends....I thought they'd never end...... Beryl Eshom Arelee GSD Davis, CA (formerly Livermore, CA when we were breeding dogs) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Donnelly" <gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:02 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Breeder "Diaries" > Does anyone keep a "diary" of sorts about the breedings you have done? > Not the normal reg. information but any written down thoughts/hopes/ideals? Before, during and after whelping? How far did you/could you follow the path of offspring? > > Actually hoping a lady on this list will write a book.....smilin' at Barb Williams. > > Colleen Donnelly > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================