Amy and everybody who posted on this subject, A couple-three people posted that perhaps posting a placement on rescue was not a wise idea. Poor PR, etc. Now there are two-three people saying that was not the thing which to carry on about. One of the things that arises out of misunderstandings, as long as people don't go off the wall, is the discussion of placements of older dogs, dogs that just don't fit in the pack. The other point of view is that we keep dogs no matter what, we whelped them, and we are responsible for them from whelp to rainbow bridge. Placing a dog that doesn't fit in is better in a loving forever home. I think most of us fit somewhere in between. I thought the discussion, actually, was very helpful...as I have found myself on both sides of that particular fence. So perhaps instead of thinking it as a negative subject, I personally want to thank all who brought their thinking to the table. It may help me in some of my more difficult decisions. Thanks for listening. Stormy In a message dated 7/21/08 7:04:01 PM, genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > While I will agree that putting a dog that you want to find a home for on > Pet Finder is not the ideal way to go about it, I happen to know all three > people involved and they all love and care about their dogs. Sherry came on > the > list at least twice last night and explained that the bitch is with her until > she finds her a good home. It is over, drop it and move on! One of the > reasons that I have not been showing dogs is I am tired of the nastiness. So > keep > on hurting each other and you will never have majors because no one will want > to show. There are so many other things that are way more important to spend > money on than showing dogs where people talk about you behind your back. And > it is not just in our breed. I have seen it in plenty of other breeds also. > "You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result." Mahatma Gandhi Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================