As of March 25, 2010, Charm will be retired as a therapy dog. She is turning 11yrs old in March and has had a very accomplished career. Brandy, her grandaughter, will be following in her pawsteps. Why March 25th? Because on March 24th, she is going to have her last Hoorah! as a therapy dog. Charm and I will be attending a taping of the George Lopez talk show, Lopez Tonight. Because Charm has been involved in the entertainment industry, I get frequent offers for shows and stuff. I thought I would test the producers and see if they would allow me to bring her as a service dog. I honestly explained her role as a therapy dog and NOT as a guide dog. Because of her prior movie and modeling work, they felt she would be fine at a TV taping and agreed to allow her in for the show. Charm will be in heaven. She will be the center of attention and lapping it up. I asked them not to give us special consideration by bringing us in alone or singling us out. I want her to be part of the whole experience. Sooooo....... Even if you don't watch the show, please Tivo it or watch it on 3/24. I am sure Charm will get some face time <VBG> And, it will bring attention to GSD's and therapy dogs :-) Laura ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================