In a message dated 3/21/2007 2:32:28 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, cyndyinseattle@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Hi Kathy, There are many German Shepherds who do "HERO" things every day in Iraq and here in the US. The Shiloh people have been so adamant about being a separate breed, I think we need to honor that and focus on our own. This owner handler team did a very good thing, but like I said, there are many, many GSD teams who rescue people, apprehend criminals, take a bullet, and we should honor those. JMH, Cyndy Enough said. Lets honor the K-9 officers that don't get any help. We have 9 dogs in this area without financial means to get bullet/stab vest. I can think of a lot better things to do for OUR guys. I am sure the Shiloh people can come up with many ways to award one of their own, and are probably looking forward to that. Let them have their joy. To me, extending an official congratulatory letter is sufficient. Ileana ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================