I agree completely Kathy. I stated that Strauss is extremely friendly, somebody replied back "That is just fine for Strauss, but not for our show dogs." I should have replied then. I didn't. I'm replying NOW. It is NOT fine for Strauss. I accept it and tolerate it because that's who he is, but that doesn't mean I accept it or pawn it off as correct. I do believe it is possible to over socialize, which I believe I did with Strauss since I didn't want people looking at him as a "scary German Shepherd!" Only one person has called him anything derogatory so I guess I did ok. I wish he were more aloof like my Old Man, but I'm overall happy with my dog. - Jackie ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================