....the death of our breed is greatly exaggerated....lol....Ed Hill ----- Ed is right, once again... Several pseudo-experts, over this past year have talked about the death of our breed. Interesting perspective, since AKC statistics show us No. 2 in popularity. It is possible to conclude that we are seeing fewer registrations, but then so are all breeds. Some breeds are virtually gone and others are on their way out. Much of this can be laid at the feet of the Animal Rights movement and their ability to be seen as experts in their legislative and lobbying activities. They are legislating dogs in general out of existence. But as far as the GSD goes, it is more popular than ever, in a relative sense. As far as Ms. Orlean goes, given what I read in her article... she may be a candidate for the Sahara Project. What is the Sahara Project you ask....? Well it is scientifically proven that if you put all of the people who speak as experts and by doing so only reveal their ignorance, in the middle of the Sahara Desert.... Pan down Pan down Pan down Pan down..... It would be a good idea. Dave ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================