Well said Cathy, I had a litter in the spring, and was told by the stud dog owner and her friend, that I should not be breeding if I could not be home 24/7 with the pups. I am a single mom. I work because I have to. Does that mean I cannot enjoy what I love, which is raising, showing and training my dogs?????? This type of narrow minded thinking is for the birds. No one has the right to decide this. My dogs are well loved, well taken care of and get lots of attention. Denise Selde Kennel ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================