I think a collector is one who has more dogs than he/she can afford to and/or physically care for. I knew such a person, and she was diagnosed with OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder. As some people compulsively collect string or foil or shop, she collected dogs and other animals. Anja Heibloem-Stroud <Anja_Heibloem-Stroud@xxxxxxx> wrote: Who determines that a person is a collector? How many dogs does a collector make??? --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================