On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:14:27 EDT, CDRHVN@xxxxxxx wrote:=20 >But I still question the value of this breed.I don't care >how nice they are I don't completly trust them. This is >just my option. Give me a German Shepherd any day. I respect your opinion. But... how sad! German Shepherds were considered to be vicious and untrustworthy dogs at one time too you know. So were many, many other great breeds. :/ The problem here is not with the breed. The problem is the people involved with exploiting dogs and misusing them to their own nefarious purposes. All terriers are feisty. It sort of comes with the territory and their traditional histories! Fighting and, ultimately, killing some other critter(s) is the basic function that ALL terriers were designed and bred to perform. That's just a fact. And ALL dogs have value... from the sorriest shelter mutt to the #1 rated AKC show champion in a breed. YMMV... ~*~*~*~*~*~* Karen C. kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." -- Special Olympics Oath ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================