What a great story.? I have been off the List for awhile and came back on to see your post.? It made me smile.? It reminded me of an incident that happened when my Maggie was a youngster.? At an AB show, a couple terriers got loose and tried to attack my girl. Got a nip on her hock but no broken skin.? The dogs were captured and put back in their crates.? The owner was a big, beefy guy who got really surly and squared off on me when I confronted him and asked him to leave.? Maggie got between him and me with hackles raised.? Not a peep out of her but she was ready to do battle.? The guy told me to back off my dog. I told him she was protecting me and had every right to do so after his stupid little dogs tried to attack her.? Maggie stood her ground and he left.? Got to love this breed.? I always feel safe when I have one of my guys with me :-) Laura Thomas P.S. This guy was about 6'4" and 300lbs.? I was glad Maggie was there :-) -----Original Message----- From: Iza <izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 4:01 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Fw: Izzy Don't know if this will come through, as I am "forwarding " - but I just loved, loved this note from a pet puppy buyer this morning - it put a smile on my face ! (and, BTW, she was not really named after me - Izzy is short for some greek goddess name the lady found.) Iza Kabuska http://www.Karizmashepherds.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Esther von Laue Bernard To: Iza Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 10:09 PM Subject: Izzy Not only has she not peed or pooped in the house since this morning when I spoke with you, she did the most amazing thing this evening. I took my silly, adorable, loving little puppy, who only this morning learned how to go to the bathroom outside, out after dark in the small street behind our house. When she saw a man walking toward us in the darkened street, she started to bark, not the high-pitched "yip,yip, yip" which is the only sound we've previously heard, but a low, deep, persistent and quite threatening bark. My 19-pound, baby-faced bodyguard! I'm madly in love with a dog for the second time in 4 years. Thank you so much! ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================