I have had GSDs all my life, but my show careeer started when I began showing Miniature Schnauzers and other breeds for my mentor, Margo Klingler. In 1993, I bought my first show German Shepherd. I was having trouble thinking of a kennel name, when I ran across an article in the local paper. A young couple had fled Bosnia (or someplace like that) to the United States. The woman was having a complicated pregnancy, and her doctor told her that she would have to abort the fetus or she would die. The woman chose to continue her pregnancy, and a baby boy was born. The couple named him "Callian", which means "God Did Something Good For Me." Since I feel so blessed, I thought this was most appropriate. Callian is also a wonderful little town in France - I would love to go there someday - it looks beautiful. Cyndy DavisCallian German ShepherdsSeattle, WA _________________________________________________________________ Check the weather nationwide with MSN Search: Try it now! http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=weather&FORM=WLMTAG ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================