In a message dated 8/30/07 10:50:17 PM, Crossroadsgsd@xxxxxxx writes: << She told him to NEVER email or phone them again about dogs in the shelters. They WE were the problem because we are breeders and how dare we contact them. >> ================ I think this must be the exception and not really true of most rescue people. I am a breeder/owner/exhibitor and I am part of the German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California. Our rescue will take any dog including mother and puppies (not always purebred puppies) as long as they are not biters. We appreciate getting information about dogs that need our help. Our rescue has a good report with most breeders....there are always the exceptions that won't help when one of their dogs shows up in rescue. But I certainly would say that the person who was so rude was certainly not reflective of all rescue groups and organizations. I just would consider this a bad apple in that group. Kay Springer www.showboatgsd.com Home of Ch. Rohan's Reward TC, HT aka "Strider"<BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================