I guess I didn't explain it very well.. I don't mean the "well intentioned" get a puppy for show, it doesn't turn out and place it scenario. That happens to all of us once in a while - or that puppy we bred that we keep and doesn't turn out. Too often i see people get a dog, get bored with it after a few months or years, and pass it along.. for what ever reason, they don't make any kind of commitment to their dogs. I hate seeing dogs getting passed from pillar to post for no other reason that being at the mercy of the people that own it at the time. It's one thing to re-home a dog because it didn't "tunr out" , but to me quite another when the owner is simply tired of it..In my mind, these dogs are not simply a commodity like a used car or something. These are also "collectors" to me.. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: Cyndy Davis <cyndyinhouston@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Thursday, February 2, 2006 8:53 am Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Fwd: Re: what does a collector make???? > To me, that is different. > Some of those people recognize that they cannot provide the best > life for the dog, and hopefully find a better place for it. > If someone is serious about showing and has limited space, I can > see how he/she would find a home for that dog who has not turned > out. Why leave the dog rotting in a kennel when it could be a > wonderful companion for someone else? > Cyndy > > > > > Susan Madlung <stormygsd@xxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================