I agree-but where's the personal responsibility. The -no, not going to spend 180 for tennis shoes. When my sons were growing up they wanted polo shirts. Told them wasn't in my budget. If they wanted they would share. And wash their shirts. They did. To make this dog related-we had Maxk. Half Gsd. Half husky Pat Evans On Dec 23, 2011, at 11:00 PM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > The retailers create the climate through slick marketing, whether it be the > new Iphone , Ipad , Cabbage Patch Doll, or Tennis shoes made in China....we > live in a culture that says you must have that to be cool, and you must have > it ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================