Let's all thank Tish for putting the discourse in prospective here.......... If members of the German Shepherd Dog Club of America are "members of the choir"....... .......then it certainly appears as though some of the "preaching" has been the same as "preaching to the Choir"....... Rescue dogs become "rescue dogs" when some one abandons them....... Not many, if any, of those kinds of people in the German Shepherd Dog Club of America. We are the "good guys", folks. We love, nurture, cherish and train our dogs. Now let's hear a chorus of "Amens"....... And head out towards to St. Louis. Jane Kerner ----- Original Message ----- From: PATRICIA WALKER To: jkerner@xxxxxxxxx ; wernersommers@xxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 4:32 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Puppy Mills(how many litters should one bitch have) I'm not sure why we are blaming those who are trying to breed quality animals for the woes of dogs in rescue situations. In 2005 AKC registered approximately 15,000 GSD litters. And if you think 5000 of those were bred by members of the GSDCA (as does Norma), I have some swamp land I still own in New Mexico which I would like very much to sell. Tish ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================