> Moi aussi! My dogs were family members long before AR WAS a thing! Penny in NC The Farm Dog > > Not picking on Paula, but I get tired of people saying stuff like > this. I'll refer to my dogs as anything I'd like. AR be damned. > My dogs ARE family members -- always have been and always will be. > > > > PaulETTE McGuirt, GSDCA Member > Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds > Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam > > > Thanks, Pat, but the term "family member" sounds too much like an AR > thing. IMHO, pets are a wonderful thing to be. The term, to me, is > well above livestock, which many other animals are, and way too many > dogs are, though that is what poor-temperamented and unhealthy dogs > must be. > > Paula, 310 days and counting ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================