Some years ago I was living in a rural part of the country, and I had a German bloodline bitch named Sheila. She was big, about 25.5" and 85#, and very protective of her "turf." One day I came home from wprk and found the UPS truck in the driveway. I figured the guy had brought the new chiops for my computer. As I got out of the car I heard a terror-stricken voice wailing, "Thank God you found me!!" I found the UPS driver backed up against the front door, with Sheila lying about 2 feet in front of him, all but daring him to move. I immediately recalled her and down-stayed her. The driver's next words were, "Don't let her get me." I assured him she wouldn't. The he said "Can I use your phone? And your Bathroom?" Apparently my ex had ignored my instructions to open the top half of the window in the bedroom and leave the bottom closed, so that Sheila wouldn't go through the screen after a squirrel, or whatever. The UPS guy had rung the bell, and Sheila went through the screen, around to the front porch, and held him there for 3 HOURS!! She hadn't bitten or attacked, , just laid down about 2' in front of him, the way she was when I got home, and every time he moved the slightest bit, she stood, growled, and showed her teeth. Sure messed up his day!! Steve ===== Visit Two Feathers German Shepherds online at http://www.wmj1944.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================