The fun thing about owning a puppy is when they encounter thier first snowfall....it is hilarious. My pup was wondering if it was actually safe to step in it and decided not to go out. Then when my boy went out, she followed.. Of course he loves it when you throw snowballs up in the air for him to catch, but she just wants to run about. It is really funny. So I am wondering about what types of things did the experienced people in showing, encountered when they first started out in dogs...good or bad...and what kind of encouragement, discouragement did they go through??? How did some of you actually get started in dogs? What made you decide on the German Shepherd as opposed to other breeds? Just curious. On a great note tonight, I lost 4.4 pounds at weightwatchers...and I am so happy, down 8.8 pounds now and looking forward to that good turkey dinner at christmas. Giselda ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================