She does earn respect, a lot of it. Ilove the breed, second only of course to GSDs. I research it quite a bit, and am fascinated by it's origin and migration through the Russian steppes and across Europe. Guard dog for encampments, herds, war dogs, prison dogs, no upper limit on size or weight, only minimum size and weight and mandatory temperament parameters. Golden retrievers these are not. Kathy On 6/10/10, Barbara Galasso <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Sounds like this is a dog that earns everyone's respect! LOL! Barbara > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================