Hi Kathaleen, Nine of my dogs had a large syringe put in their leg on Friday. They were on a grooming table in the aisle. They were donating blood for cancer research. Pedigrees will be sent as a follow up on this much needed research. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathaleen Strong" <inflight@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:47:41 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Disconcerting Question Okay, color me a dreamer, but I've never seen this before so need to ask about this on the list. While walking down the aisles from my stall to where the show was being held, I happened to approach a group of people standing around a grooming table which was in the aisle with a dog on the table. This is a fairly normal thing to see, so I really didn't pay that close of attention, as I was on my way to go watch the dogs. As I came alongside the people and dog, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, the dog appeared to be being flanked by the people to be "held still" while one of the people had the dog's foreleg in a vice-grip type hold and a rather large syringe in the other. I cannot distinctly tell whether the syringe was being put in or being withdrawn, but something of that nature was obviously taking place. I thought by the look of the syringe, it was far too big for someone administering a vitamin like B-12, and certainly the way the leg was being held, it appeared they may have been administering something IV, which B-12 wouldn't be administered like that. I don't really know because I've never seen anything like this happening at a show - probably I'm too oblivious, but. now, that I have seen it, I want to know what I potentially saw? I asked a few people, and they said they had heard that some exhibitors/handlers were injecting dogs with diet drugs or some other performance enhancing drug. Is this possible? And if so, wouldn't it be considered highly unethical and certainly dangerous to the dogs? Kathaleen ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ -- Ann www.edangsd.com Home of AOE Sel Ex Ch Gilley and Sel Ex Ch Maxwell, #1 dam Muggles, Breeder-owner 0f 72 champions and 19 ROMs. Proud receipient of Lloyd Brackett Award ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================