I am glad you point out about the remarks not being sent to the person making the inquiry. Mary Ann's post (in my opinion) was light and just so much what we would LIKE to say out of pure frustration. The list is a wonderful thing for just that. OH if we could! (not pointing at you Randy by the way, just the generic mass feeling offended) As breeder referral for our club, like the stories Kathy mentioned, I have heard it all too. Some of my bigger peeves with people wanting a pup - wanting a specific color (no other requirement), wanting a complete guard dog at 10 weeks and so on. Like Kathy, I refer to our regional club (or one near them), our website, the GSDCA website and also invite them to attend one of our shows. So they don't feel shy, we wear club shirts so they are told to talk to anyone wearing a club shirt and feel free to ask questions. I think everyone does their part for this breed but occasionally some circumstances just overwhelm...so let it out here and lets all have a smile for the day. Molly Trillia German Shepherds since 1972 Member GSDCC, GSDCA, GSDC of Beaumont, life member CKC 409-287-3940 In a message dated 1/24/2013 7:21:06 A.M. Central Standard Time, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: Randy the remarks were never sent to the person inquiring about breeding their GSD. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================