On 9/9/07 2:38 PM, "Diane Wright" <Diwri@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Aloof" describes the adult GSD, a puppy GSD should be friendly > & outgoing, very willing to meet new people. I recently "met" a 16-week-old puppy in a shopping cart at Petsmart. I couldn't get much of an idea of structure because he was surrounded by food and other "stuff," but he had a beautiful head, lovely coat and looked to be a very nice puppy. The owner said he was an import from Eastern Europe -- Poland maybe?? The thing that struck me was that this puppy WAS aloof. He didn't shy away, was content to let me pet him, but other than that, he ignored me. Like Diane, I have always felt a puppy should be as she described. Fran Henry ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================