Sandra has a valid point. This is a GSD conformation list. > Yesterday, of sixty six posts, only five were NOT concerning > the horse race. Horses are one of my passions and I am > devastated by the terible accident, but I don't want to read > about it sixty one times on a GSD list. Where is a line drawn > on not following rules ? Carolyn It is a valid point. But not the only one. This is a list of GSD people who at times have something else going on in their lives, besides just the dogs. I am guilty of posting off topic because my life is blessed and full of many other things. My dogs complete my life, but many other things make my life. I apologize to the Admin. for those posts, but I wont apologize for having other things that make me happy, for caring about a great horse, for sharing my life with many listers who are also good friends. I do go out of my way to make sure my post subject line is accurate, to save people from reading things that are irrelevant to them. If being caring individuals creates a problem for some, please, do delete any and all of my posts. I wont know any better. I know my friends do care. To make this post GSD related: We attended a wedding this weekend and the groom is blind, and he had his GSD with him. My job (besides the wedding cake) was to make sure Jake looked AND smelled good. I am proud to say: mission accomplished. Jake made us all proud. Andy made an awesome groom, with his big sable GSD guide dog next to him. And yes, the cake was gorgeous! <G> Ileana I go to dog shows to have fun, otherwise I can go to work ;-) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================