Sue, that depends on why they are getting the dogs. If you want to show, work obiedence, agility or what ever and the dogs you purchase or bred just can not do that job, it is probably a better thing to find them a home they are more suited for and move on to an animal that can do what you want or need. If you kept every dog that did not fit the bill and continued to collect more dogs, now that is a collector!! JMHO Deb n a message dated 2/2/2006 6:51:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, stormygsd@xxxxxxx writes: and then there are those that "collect" and "discard'.. they take on dogs, then get bored with them in a couple of years and discard them like yesterday's news and go in search of more... So, to me a collector is also someone who does not make a commitment to the dog either.. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================