Chiming in here... I imagine every GSD group in the nation will be offering Congrats to the VPElect for choosing a GSD. We surely should be among them. But it's a direct slap at HSUS and PETA and other AR groups who were pushing the Pres Elect to get a dog from rescue or a shelter. Since there was SUCH noise from both sides (Pro AR, Con AR, Pro Rescue/shelter, Pro Breeder), could this have been calculated to go down the middle road? methinks, I'm getting very wary of the best intentions anymore! But surely all the flap over pups/dogs during and after the campaign had to have had some effect on the discussions, no? Stormy ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================