I was told by a guide dog school rep that Shepherds bond too much to their owner... Guide dogs must go through numerous people before they are placed with the one they guide. Also they tend to be a little more protective than needed of their owners.... two reasons anyway ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:11 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Guide Dog question > Many of you know my second ex-wife is blind and she has a guide dog, a black lab named Woodson...well she likes the dog very much but the learning curve is a bit slow, she told me most Guide dog schools do not use GSD any more...when I was a kid when ever I saw a guide dog...it was ALWAYS a GSD.......what happened? why is our breed no longer sought out for guide dogs for the blind?...this troubles me...or maybe I just have too much time on my hands...in 60 minutes I plan to have a long talk with "Woodson"...perhaps I will introduce him to one of my three bitches that refuse to have babies..lol.... maybe Woodson just needs a good bitch in his life.....or maybe my ex-wife is driving him crazy!......lol.....FB > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/6/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/193 - Release Date: 12/6/2005 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================