Ileana, I have to second that motion on Bobbi Mc Mahon, I met her many years ago now through someone else. Lucky Me She is now in her 70's and I love her dearly , She is one of the most knowledgeable people ever on this breed and she is always a friend and willing to mentor and help anyone truly interested . I try to visit her any time I get to FLA (which isn't often ) She never has that attitude that I have found locally ,"of you know nothing and w know it all. and decided that we don't like you and will blackball." WOW..........what a great thread..... In all honesty, I am afraid to mention anyone in particular because I am afraid I will forget a name. So many people have been so good to us. I can honestly say that 99.9% of the people in the breed has always been nice to us. The rest, I cant remember them anymore. Two people that remain in my thoughts are Bobbie McMahon. Thou no longer as active as she used to be, and even thou many will not even think of her, to us she was more than welcoming, she was a true friend. She still is. The other one would hate to be mentioned by name. A truer friend I couldn't hope for, we can fight, disagree, have heated arguments and still remain friends. Not only to me, but my family as well. He is more than a dog friend, he is a family friend. You know who you are. One thing we do have in common, he love GSD. That usually brings us back to reality....LOL When it comes to people in the breed, my cup is always half full, never half empty. Ileana ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================