In a message dated 6/12/2009 9:31:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: !.....you're muscled dark and handsome....you must look like me! Hey, don't I count too? I may have gray hair, but I could darken it if need be. I also don't agree that we aren't a friendly lot. Go to a car show, and see who talks to you. Try to join in a cooking club, and watch how few people welcome you in. Attend a terrorist meeting and notice that no one welcomes you in. Join Alcoholics Antonymous, (that probably is a bad example, they do welcome you in). No established organization just opens their arms and drags in the new folk. Everyone has to "pay dues" and spend some time earning respect. We all did, and we expect others to as well. But, people who love dogs are the friendliest people in the world. They will give of themselves, and offer any help asked. You don't have to be a winner to join in, and you don't have to prove yourself to be accepted. You just have to show a willingness to be interested and dedicated to the breed. As to honesty, it is more honest than a liar's club, more fair than prize fighting, and certainly more friendly that The International Association of Drug Dealers. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377049x1201454365/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd= JunestepsfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================