rescue is about the dogs, ed, not the people. rather than pontificating on a situation about which you are obviously totally unfamiliar and have no knowledge and/or experience, maybe you should work with a local GSD rescue for a couple of years; you might learn something. until then, please don't denigrate the intentions or policies of those who have actually dealt with the battered dogs of former "good owners" with an opinion based upon ignorance. Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 7/24/2010 10:08:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: I got lots of responses from folks who disagree STRONGLY with my position...many told me why...some talked of dogs tied to a tree all day and other questionable human behaviors.... some human beings are going to treat dogs cruelly...and folks can do that to dogs whether they live in the house in a crate 20 hours a day, or they live outside....believe me, as many times as animal control has been to my house in the last three years, if they believed my dogs were mistreated they would not still be here...I have no problem with folks who have dogs in the house, just as I have no problem with folks who feed kibble.....by keeping to a policy that demands rescue dogs must live inside prevents potential good owners from having rescue dogs.....trying to control adults is the worst way of doing it!, folks that understand this have less stressful lives........Ed Hill ----- Original Message ----- From: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 8:12:43 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Rescue question ...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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================