I just finished reading Cesar Millan's (The Dog Whisperer) book and he was of the opinion that the happiest most well adjusted dogs live with the Homeless. He pointed out several examples some of which are the dog is free to roam with it's "pack" owner, investigate new things every day, hunt for food, everything that a dog instinctively likes to do. This doesn't mean I'd be selling to a homeless person, but provided the dog is fed, I think there are probably a lot more dogs in homes that are worse off than that homeless person's dog. Cindy PS Let me qualify the above opinion by saying that I just love this guy (Cesar). Sheila Lieberman <sheilaofmiami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I saw that too, their dogs mean more to them than their own lives. I can relate. sheila Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 8/16/06 12:55:50 PM Central Daylight Time, arycrest@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: -- Sheila Lieberman wrote: Even homeless people need companionship. It is so sad that there are homeless people. But hard as it is to consider from our comfortable chairs in the air conditioning, sometimes it means the world just to have the company of a dog. I have personal experience, but will not speak further of it. Additionally on the beach near Santa Monica, California I saw several homeless men with dogs. I was out there for a wedding in '99. the homeless population in california is sometimes more "visible" because the weather permits year-round outdoor living. i used to buy a bag of kibble for ny of these unfortunate souls if they had a dog with them. that dog is usually their only "family" and, many times, the person would have food and equipment for the dog and not himself. sad as it may appear, many of those animals are deeply loved. Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================