The police dog in the town of St. Helens, OR (west of Portland) is in need of medical care. Like so many departments faced with serious financial constraints the department does not have the funds to pay for the back surgery Lycos needs. They have reached out to the community for assistance. The GSDC of Oregon has donated $1000 towards his surgery from the funds we set aside annually from profits of our agility trials. In the past we have assisted rescue, bought K-9 vests, and other causes. We feel that assisting this dog is in keeping with our policy of giving back to the community. You can read about Lycos on our website: www.GSDCOregon.com. If you would like to assist this dog you can make a donation at any USBank for the Lycos medical fund. Thanks, Ruth ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================