I once heard this story A man was traveling, looking for a place to settle down. He came upon a town and asked of a gentleman sitting beside the road just outside of town. "What kind of people live in this town?" he asked, "I am thinking of settling down here." The gentleman looked at him and said "How were the people where you used to live?" "The man said to him, "Well, that is why I am looking to settle in a new town. Those people were very difficult to live by, most were not so nice." The gentleman looked at him and told him he should keep looking as that is exactly the kind of people he would find in this town, so the man continued on his way. Later that day, another man looking to settle down in a new town stopped to speak with this same gentleman still sitting just outside the town. "I am thinking of settling down in this town," he said, "What kind of people live here?' Well, the gentleman asked him, "What kind of people were in the last place you lived." "Oh, the man replied, "they were awesome people in that town. I really enjoyed being there." "Welcome," the gentleman said to him, "I am sure you will find the same sort of people living here" You might consider this It is the people producing the great dogs who give the people making a living off of these great dogs a job. It is also the people who are producing the great dogs who have the most to share - that is if you want to produce great dogs. JMHO Karen Shirk, Executive Director 4 Paws For Ability, Inc. 253 Dayton Ave Xenia, Ohio 45385 937-374-0385 Office 937-768-9098 Cell _www.4pawsforability.org_ (http://www.4pawsforability.org/) karen4paws@xxxxxxx ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================