Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable THERE ARE SOME OFFICERS ON THE FORCE THAT ARE ON THE DOG SECTION JUST TO = ADD A NOTHER LEVEL TO UP THERE PENSION, WHEN THEY MOVE ON THEY DUMP THE DOG , THE HARNESS, THE LEASH, JUST LIKE THEIR BADGE WHEN THEY RETIRE. THE DOG I= S JUST A "TOOL" TO THEM. THEY ARE FAR AND FEW BETWEEN BUT THEY ARE OUT THER= E. WE BOARDED ONE OF THE DOGS WITH A NIT WHIT LIKE THIS, THANK GOD THE OFFOCER IS RETIRED NOW HIS CANINE WAS PUT DOWN HE HAD HIM SO SCREWED UP.=0D EMILIE=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: crystaridge@xxxxxxx=0D Date: 12/06/04 15:10:44=0D To: Danannkennel@xxxxxxx; mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=0D Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [Fwd: Atlanta area - 8 year old retired Police dog needs a ...=0D =0D I agree Sally ---- I don't know that this happens very much around here -= ---=0D usually they live with their handler & family=0D after retirement. That is as it should be. And yes, that dog would=0D have laid down his life for his handler ---- makes=0D me sick!!!!! He may be unhappy not being able to 'go to work', but NOT = as=0D unhappy as he will be when he is 'dumped'.=0D =0D We just talked about our 'old ones' ----- I would not consider placing on= e=0D of mine once it was 7 years plus!!!!!! Once it=0D had 'outlived its usefullness'. That's a crock!!!!!!!=0D =0D Sylvia=0D Crystaridge German Shepherds=0D http://www.geocities.com/crystaridgegsd/=0D =0D ----- Original Message -----=0D From: <Danannkennel@xxxxxxx>=0D To: <mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>=0D Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 2:01 PM=0D Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [Fwd: Atlanta area - 8 year old retired Police= =0D dog needs a ...=0D =0D =0D > This situation with the retired police dog disgusts me. Is this the fi= ne=0D > retirement the police give a dog who would have given his life for them= ?=0D This=0D > officer had this dog as his for all those years and now can't take car= e=0D of him=0D > Sally=0D =0D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=0D POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the origi= nal author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND o= f the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.=0D =0D 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 EXPRESSL= Y FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL = BE PROSECUTED.=0D =0D For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx=0D =0D VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org=0D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================