On Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:55:07 -0800 (PST), Dawn Restuccia <windwych@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I am sure we all agree that all companion animals who are not >being bred or shown should be altered Um, actually, no... I really don't. Perhaps MOST companion animals - the ones owned by 'John and Jane Q. Braindead' - should be neutered. But respectable, responsible dog owners don't necessarily HAVE to neuter their animals in order to have control over them and be responsible. -- Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100111-0, 01/11/2010 Tested on: 1/11/2010 4:21:56 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================