I find this very easy to understand. An eagle sitting on a branch holds his head erect and looks down his nose at me. Prince Charles (before Diana) would sit on his horse and look down his nose at me. When I ask Magnum to watch a bird, he sits down and looks down his nose at it and then at me. Look of Eagles, look of nobility. The only difference is that when Misty and Magnum do it, there is this awesome look of intelligence in their eyes which is sadly lacking in the eagle or Prince Charles. Mary-Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lynch" <blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>; <cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <firethorntemple@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <TISHW@xxxxxxx>; <pkstoesser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 10:47 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The look of eagles Ok I have tried to substitute some words for the scenario and it doesn't come out in a noble way.. Here goes.... The look of Lions... (no) The look of Bears (naaah, no good) The look of elephants (no, no good either) The look of Hippopotamus (NOT!) The look of Giraffes (no, we are getting out that) The Look of Vultures (no, sounds like they are circling their prey) So when you think about an animal which figuratively defines a look of nobility, Power, and the ability to look at you and through you (without a beak), it would be The Look of Eagles. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "carolyn mckenna" <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx> To: <cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <firethorntemple@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <TISHW@xxxxxxx>; <pkstoesser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:39 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The look of eagles > You are so right, Cindy. I dislike that cliche applying to the GSD > as > I have never seen an eagle that did not look mean, menacing, and just > down right evil. Not what I want in a dog. Now I realize that is not > what was meant by that cliche in our standard, but reality. > Carolyn > cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: Not sure what 'the look of eagles' > represents, but Lea Ruggieri and I > almost ran into a Red-Tailed Hawk yesterday. It flew over the hood of my > car as I was driving down the highway! Scared both of us pretty bad. The > "OH > SH%^!" look it gave us was not something I want to see on any of my dogs' > faces. Cyndy www.texasdogs.com[1] > The Master writes: In addition,I nominate "the look of the eagles" = > for > the goofiest,most meaningless old clich=E9 award.Just exactly what is = > "the > look of the eagles"? > --- Links --- > 1 http://www.texasdogs.com > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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