Tom, how can you possibly have gleaned all that by the age of 48 ? We have experts who have been in the breed five years, FGS. Thanks for your theories, opinions, etc.; Some interested newbies could learn more than they might want to know from you. I'd still like to see you chairing the education committee. Carolyn Gsdman2@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 12/18/2005 10:25:42 PM Central Standard Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: I thought we weren't supposed to make personal attacks? But, what do I know. Tom does make a lot of sense some of the time, and his posts are always interesting. They have a lot of theories and many things to consider. I always do consider anything he says. Considering something does not mean you have to believe or accept it. Nothing beats experience. Not that there was anything wrong with that. Evan ------------------------------------------------ My apologies if anyone thought that was a personal attack on Evan. It wasn't. It was an opinion about his post ... the same word he used to describe mine. Also, I won't deny posting theories occasionally. Rest assured though that when I do, I always include the words "in my opinion" or "I think" or something similar ... and all of my "theories" are completely based in common sense. That's just how I think. The last thing I want to do is spread misinformation. In fact, I most often come out of lurking to correct posted misinformation. Experience? Geesh... I'm 48 years old. I've been married for almost 29 years and in dogs for just about all of that time. I have a 28 year old son and a 25 year old daughter. I also have two beautiful baby granddaughters, the oldest of which just learned to say "grandpa." Any more experience than that and I'd be 49 before my time! Tom Langlitz ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================