I had a long talk with a lady from Northern CA. She is in a wheel chair. Has had several German Shepherd Dogs over the years. Needs another now since her last one died. She needs a healthy excellent tempered dog of course. She likes a larger dog she said as that works better with her being in a wheel chair. She has gone through heath issues with her dogs over the years so is aware of what she needs. She has limited funds and can get some assistance from a service dog group but still the dog can not be expensive. I spoke with her for a long time and she sounds great. Smart, aware and caring. She lives in Benicia. So if anyone has any suggestions or a possible dog that would work for this lady let me know. Her last GSD was a large male and saved her from a fire that had just started in her home. Only smoke at the time and the dog barked and helped her get out of the house. She has a good reputation and ready access to Labs and Goldens through San Rafael but said there is no dog like a German Shepherd Dog. She also loves the black ones personally but that isn't an issue she said. Sharon Allbright ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================