Ed, maybe all your dogs live outside, in nice kennels with the company of each other. Hopefully you see to it that they have plenty of your attention and love. I never would place a dog with someone who wants just an outside dog. Those tend to be tied to a dog house in the back yard to live a life of "no life" at all. Dogs need the company of their people, and at least the company of other dogs/animals. What kind of rescue organization would release a dog to be tied to a tree for the rest of it's life? Or sit in a backyard kennel (almost no pet owners even would have that) all alone forever. I hope that is not what you would want for your puppies. When you place an older dog, would you not like to see her have a family home, with people and kids who play with her and take her for walkies? Maybe she is better off staying with you. Birgit Rhoads Woodland Hudson Oh wdlnd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.woodlandpwc.com Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today. On Jul 24, 2010, at 11:12 PM, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > ...a woman answered my ad for a three year old bitch I'm selling...she asked > me did she have to keep the bitch inside at night time?.....I asked why she > asked...she stated that she went to GSD Rescue and they refused to let her > adopt a dog because the dog was going to be an OUTSIDE dog?....is rescue > demanding this?...if so it's ridiculous...my dogs ALL live outside with no > problem...where a dog lives should always be up to the owner...if this is > policy it needs to be changed...Ed Hill > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================