Welcome to the world of a breeder! LOL! I was out with my well socialized 6 week old puppies yesterday. One decided my moving foot was an attraction. So he pounced and bit my ankle. and promptly pounced again when I tried to escape. When I discovered he drew blood, I christened him "Ankle Biter" Carol Moore In a message dated 8/26/2012 12:36:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx writes: welcome to the life and tribulations of owning a 11 month old gsd pup. who is stronger than you, smarter than you, and probably just as determined as you. But then again you will lose weight (no money for human food) you will go broke buying tennis balls (by the dozen), collars, leashes, bedding. IF you are lucky after the 1st few weeks you will no longer require BenGay, massage treatments and narcotic pain killers. (you will have toned many muscles you swore you never had), wear pants that haven't fit in years (that is good, since you have no money for new ones). I have noticed that little thinks like stupid or lazy co workers don't bother me as much - just go home play and run with the pup, laugh at him enjoying life, throw tennis balls til my arm falls off, sit in a chair and with a glass of JACK and ICE, watch him enjoy the world, suddenly life is much better, NOW for that show ring, herding and obedience (did I say OBEDIENCE) do they give an award for best trained handler?? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================