Helen, Another friend of mine just turned 80 this past weekend....while she was COMPETING at the AKC Agility nationals!! You're only as old as you make yourself. Enjoy life and live it to the fullest. Julie Degen Sent from my iPad "A well-balanced German Shepherd has a title on both ends!" www.caissonkennels.com On Mar 18, 2013, at 9:27 PM, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Msg: #2 in digest > Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:27:22 -0700 > Subject: When is Old ...to Old > From: Helen Franklin <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxxxx> > > It has been several years since my arms have held a GSD in my home. > Instead, I have embraced > 3 rescue kitties. Now, about to move, I ask myself, am I to old? I long > for a GSD, > how could I not! But at the age of 68, am I to old? I would have to > believe that I will live > in good health and strength until age 81. Is that fair? Since both > parents were gone by > the age of 65, I am already on borrowed time. I must make this decision in > the next 30 > days........and oh how my heart longs for a dog.....from my nose to my > toes............Guess I will > let the man upstairs make that decision for me. Hope he finds a place that > allows big dogs! > Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================