In a message dated 4/5/12 11:30:19 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Sorry if it sounded like an insult to Asgard. It absolutely was NOT meant to imply THAT!! I am sure everyone knew that, certainly Paula and I did. You should know Paula, and her sense of humor. When we drove to and from Reno together, we never stopped laughing. And, we seldom talk dogs. I enjoy people with whom I can talk about things other than dogs. That works for me, but not for everyone else. Harley is a special dog, as is or was Kirk, Ben, JP, Icon, Destiny, Paper Chase, Dakota, Tequila Sunrise, Dragonslayer, Lethal Weapon, Chimes, and a bunch others. Paula is a special person, and I could name another 50 or so people who mean a great deal to me. It is for me, always about the people. The dogs are only how I keep score. This is in dog shows, not always in life. I have made so many great friends, and would never have met them without the dogs. That is my value in the dog world. I know that is just my opinion, and some think that the quality of dogs is the value of their life. I don't. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================