Sandi, Did your Mom show dogs? Mine did. Maybe that is the standard line for Mom's who want that extra free helper as the kids get old enough, LOL! I do remember that first dog. A Beagle of all things. My Mom showed Samoyeds. Where did that Beagle come from? In a message dated 8/28/2006 6:27:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, dir@xxxxxxxxxx writes: I have always had a dog on my bed since a 3 year old ---that is what my MOM said. Sandi ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================