> The point of all this, is if people were going to have a NEXT dog, > what are the recommendations for a person going into a 76th year? > > Please let us all hear the recommendations. I have decided that the dogs I now have are my last dogs. I shall not have another breed, so that is out, but I cannot allow my dogs to outlive me, for I am their lover, protector and friend. OK - This is the sixth time I have decided this - and I keep getting just one more.... Possibly my emotions of the moment overcome my convictions. I'm sure no one else in the human race has that problem. Dave ============================================================================ 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. 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/ ============================================================================