Our dirt here in N. Nevada is terrible. I have to clean ears constantly. I have a 7 year old that is deaf. Constant ear infections! If there is any interfearance of noise she CAN NOT hear me. I have scared her more than once. She used to follow my 'Diddit' and where one went the other went. 'Did' wasn't much better on the hearing either. I could count on them being close by each other - but now that 'Did' is gone I have to keep my eyes and voice peeled for my girl constantly. Especially with coyotes close by during winter (they love the bunnies and the bunnies love the hay;) Alycia ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================