Tami, Thank you for that perfect description between what I call dogs that are "family members" (those dogs whose minds are allowed to reach their potential) versus "some poor beautiful animal kept in a pen" which I liken to "livestock". As with people, so too is it with German Shepherds, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". Regards, Pat On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:52 PM, Tami howard <medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Again ill say a good Shepherd( raised by someone who knows what they are >> doing) or acquired young enough, will do anything its owner asks of it! Some >> may excel more then others but every one of them will give it a go! Now im >> not talking about some poor beautiful animal kept in a pen, fed an >> conditioned and brought out to run around a ring and returned to their pen >> like a knick knack taken down to be dusted from a shelf an returned there. >> This is just as wrong as the sport dog only brought out of the kennel to >> bite an returned there! They both are merely doing what they perceive the >> person they adore wants them to do.Shame on both of those owners for they >> dont even really know what a good German Shepherd Dog is...... >> Tami Howard ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================