Good lord....who was it that said you can't make all of the people happy all of the time? What I said in the letter was " The loss of a child is a terrible thing but many people will claim the loss of a beloved pet is very close emotionally to it." MANY PEOPLE.....not all. And don't forget the words "VERY CLOSE". Have either of you sold a pup to a childless couple who do not intend to have children??????? We are NOT discussing the loss of a child. This is a breed ban. Which as soon as you turn around and do not pay attention will affect the German Shepherd Dog. Stop twisting it into something different. I'm done with this. How silly. Colleen Donnelly Erynbrook@xxxxxxx wrote: Allow me also to make this point: if there is even a possibility of the reader(s) being offended by the statement, then it should be removed from the letter. You have offered the legislator an excellent alternative to his proposed legislation, leave it at that! Susan Casey Erynbrook German Shepherds and Front Range German Shepherd Rescue GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED BETTERMENT REGISTRY The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von Stephanitz __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================