For those of you who do not play tennis: if you want an unlimited supply of tennis balls, ask a friend who belongs to a tennis club to bring you some home. Tennis clubs have large containers where all the "worn" out balls are thrown in; some players only use tennis balls for a few matches and the balls are then discarded. Always lots of used tennis balls there for the taking as they just throw them out. Peter Cacioppo www.members.tripod.com/EagleGSD German Shepherds and Belted Galloway cattle -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of curdie35@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 4:14 PM To: Showgsd-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Dirty Tennis balls Hi List, Maybe everyone out there already knows this - but I think this is "nifty". Those poor mud coated tennis balls that our dear GSD's love so much and want to bring into the house can have more than one life! This will only work with the GOOD brands - not the $.99 ones. I rinse the offending orb under the tap and then place it on the top shelf of the dishwasher. I usually do this in with the pots and pans - not the fine china! I run the dishwasher through the wash with regular dishwasher detergent, through the rinse and through the drying cycle. They come out almost as good as new for another run in the yard. Better than throwing them away. One of my girls has figured out the dishwasher trick and will sit watching the dishwasher door until I open it and give her a clean ball. Not too VERY spoiled? LOL Jody from Midvale ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================