Dawn,what a beautiful post. It brought tears to my eyes,as I cannot get the thought of that hot,tiny animal control "shelter"(???) out of my mind where I got Abby and the babies left behind. They sit and wait for someone to come to take them outside,hopefully to take them away from that place. When the "someone" comes,they wag and wriggle with joy...they are happy to go with the man,their eyes shine with pleasure as they get to finally "go" ! They have no way to know it is their very last ride. An additional note:this place has no one who stays out there with the dogs ...someone comes once a day to feed them ,walk some of them (if they're lucky) and that is it. The animals wait...and wait...for someone to come. Jean :-( ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================