In a message dated 10/9/06 6:08:39 PM Central Daylight Time, rthunder@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Maybe you should talk to the breeders who are doing rescue for our breed i'm just one person who's been doing rescue for a long time. i'm tired and, for those of you who are also involved in gsd rescue, you know full well the emotional toll these poor dogs take on us. i'd like to quit and be done with the heartache because they were no more dogs needing rescue. fat chance. i've got the product of a mill laying in a crate not 5 feet from me. she's been here for a month and i am FINALLY getting tiny tail wags now and then. she still cringes at the sight of any human and i can't have her with my own dogs as she doesn't get along with other animals - she's afraid of them. i don't know what the outcome on this bitch will be and all i can do is give her love and time. if time doesn't heal her wounds i will be with her at the end of what has been a miserable journey for what might have been someone's wonderful companion. at least i will know she left this world held in the arms of someone who cared. makes me think - was she once on one of hunte's transports? one of his brokered pups so thoughtfully placed in a good and responsible home? i think not - and i want less of his kind - not more. whether or not lilly was a hunte pup is irrelevant - she is everything any one of them might be. we need this? diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "In dog years I'm dead." - Author unknown ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================