BINGO ! Well said, Ginger. Guess it no longer matters because tomorrow is essentially over. One thing I would like to say about aggression in my "pack", I GET THE WINNER.....He / She then has to deal with me. NO DOG IS 100% COMPATIBLE WITH ANOTHER DOG !!!!! /steve d. Visit Cimarron Shepherds on the Web! http://www.cimarron-gsd.com/ Friends don't let Friends go to kansas! -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of cleary1414@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 8:54 AM To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ohio dog has till tomorrow Such a rush to judgement. Perhaps it would be nice if the poor dog was first evaluated by someone that KNEW what they were doing - not some pet owner that no doubt caused the problem in the first place. I'd go get him myself but it is out of my area. Almost ALL German Shepherds have the potential to be "animal" aggressive. It is going to depend on the owner, and how they are raised. I have more than one here that would kill a cat if it was stupid enough to get in their yard. They would leave it alone if I were out there and told them to. I don't consider that a temperament flaw. Sorry, but keep your damn cat in the house if you don't want any harm to come to it. I "have" a cat that hangs out around the house. She has since I moved in here. She is smart enough to stay out of the fenced area. Diedre and Storm went after a coyote the other day (they thankfully came back when I hollered)... I sure as hell would not consider that a temperament flaw. Storm and Vlad, both being intact males, WOULD fight - especially if one of the girls is in season. I don't consider that a temperament flaw. I just think this poor dog deserves the benefit of the doubt before rushing to judgement. Especially since I know how many dogs are the way they are because the average pet owner has no clue. There IS A REASON we all tell people that German Shepherds are NOT the breed for everyone. And they shouldn't be. They aren't Golden Retrievers. Ginger Cleary - Rome, GA www.rihadin.com Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude. Alexis de Tocqueville ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================