Now and then you get a message from a pet sales. One of my good friends who only wanted to hunt and fish, lost his lab. He has had labs for years. I convinced him to take one of our shepherds. It was a bitch, Dinah, we were going to show, but I wanted Jim to know what a German shepherd is like. This is a conformation bitch, not a working line. Like many of our dogs. All you need do is ask them to do what they can do. Hello Ev & Tedi. I think there is a possibility that the greatest asset that your line of dogs has is one that you don't really care about. Dinah is absolutely the best gun dog I've ever hunted behind. She knows what the gun is for, and she knows that it is her job to put game in front of it; she works hard and never strays out of range. She has initiative and acumen that usually take years (at least with my other dogs) to develop. You should see her sweep a copse, she is top-notch. You wouldn't recognize your dainty little girl anymore, especially if you saw her catch a rabbit, gut it and skin it. She is a top-of-the-line predator, and if all human life died on this planet, it wouldn't slow her down a bit; she would fend for herself just fine and certainly wouldn't starve to death like most other pooches. We haven't done any bird hunting, but that's next on my agenda for her next year; I bet she will excel at that too. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================