Dawn did tell a great story, but I'm not going to let the point go. (It's the German Breeding in me LOL and it really DID set me off... very unusual!). Please reflect what is happening with the word "hoarding." And please see how it's creeping into our language just as "puppy mill' did. And please see that you'll see it and draconian laws proposals popping up all over very shortly. with headlines of huge busts of "hoarders." Thanks, Dawn, for your story of how the 5 dogs made the (probably great) possible foster turn into a "hoarder." Storm On Aug 12, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Chris S. Kimerer wrote: I agree!!!! It would be a seller. Chris S. (Jolley) Kimerer www.tanbarkgsd.com Ch. Tanbark's 2MuchBling Joelle Aramist Ch. Trotwood's Emerald v Tanbark Joelle Aramist AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN OFA H/E Ch. Cresther's Blast of Kenlyn, HI, CDX, OFA --- On Fri, 8/13/10, Ginger Cleary <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Ginger Cleary <cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Hoarding To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Friday, August 13, 2010, 12:19 AM Dawn, You really should write a book! I think I pulled a muscle laughing, LOL! Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA My Blog Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. ~Author Unknown -----Original Message----- On Aug 12, 2010, at 5:03 PM, Dawn Restuccia wrote: We had someone contact us offering to be a foster for a GSD. We referred them to a Rescue in the Northeast (remain nameless) who in turn contacted the offering person. Because she had 5 dogs of her own (all vetted, excellent references, fenced yard, all altered) the Rescue would not allow her to foster and called her a hoarder! I felt HORRIBLE as I had been the connecting party, only to have her insulted. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================