I enjoy sitting here reading all the stories. It brings back GREAT memories?? The one below really jogged my memory. It happened during the Christmas holiday. We had put our tree up in front of a single side window where we were able to tie the tree to the frame. (We had already experienced having the tree knocked down) On this occasion a strange man was cutting across the front yard. I had 2 bitches in the house and they rushed to the front picture window barking. All was fine until the man disappeared around the corner of the house. Both dogs wheeled and raced for the window where the tree was. As they both reached the window it was evident there was not enough space for both dogs to see and all H*** broke loose. They were rolling across the floor. Somehow a tail had whipped into the tree and wrapped around a string of lights and in a split second the whole string of lights flew off the tree.Not another thing came off the tree which was still standing. As I ran screaming I slipped and fell into the middle of the fray. I grabbed one dog around the neck (a no no) started kicking the other. (I was home alone) I landed a good kick on one dog and she flew into the front door. Thank God for obedience training. The dog that hit the door was a CDX dog. Once they were separated she had a brain and listened to me. I screamed at her to stay then carefully holding the struggling dog got up and dragged her toward the basement door. Robin started following, step by step while I'm fighting to keep a hold on Jubilee and yelling for Robin to stay. I finally reached the basement and threw Jubilee down stairs. It was only then that I realized all the blood was mine. :>))))))). I had a rip in the back of my hand and a puncture wound in my leg. Merry Christmas!!! Mary Lee Have a Great Day! Visit our website at http://kemarokkennels.virtualave.net/ > -------------- Original message -------------- > > Hi Jody, > I loved your story about Shadow! We had one who used to knock the tree over at least a few times every year too! > > Have a Merry Christmas! > > Lori in San Diego > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================