In a message dated 12/29/08 9:06:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > There is no way to be depressed with Bodie around. these dogs are amazing. von saar's headliner was the first dog to work at the motion picture home and hospital in woodland hills, CA (he even had his own ID card<G>). liner was wonderful with every resident and patient there but there was one man i will never forget. the man was only 27 years old, a former cameraman who had been in MPCHH for 3 years when liner and i started visiting 4 times a week. apparently, when the man was 24, he and his family were at the beach and he head dove into a wave. when his head connected with the packed sand beneath the water, he became a quadraplegic; the only thing he could move was his eyes. i was a little hesitant when we first visited him - liner was a LARGE dog and this poor man had so many lines running that i was afraid of liner getting too close to the bed and becoming entangled in some of them. WRONG! the look in the man's eyes when he saw the beautiful GSD standing next to his bed was one of happiness and love. liner got up onto the bed very gently, careful not to touch anything, and laid next to him for almost an hour. it was amazing. from then on, until he died, for one hour, four times a week, liner snuggled next to his favorite patient. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)</HTML> ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================