Hi Norma Well if my "knickers are in a knot" then maybe they should be, concerning dyeing and drugging in our breed, why wouldn't anyone be concerned and even outraged that this is being done to the breed that we all claim to love soooo much? Worse still it is being done for awards, not for any conceivable valid reason. There is no way to validate it. Is there? So yes, it angers me. Not just because it is a fraud, being perpetrated with a single dog, but entire LINES of dogs. It is an "art" handed down from handlers many times to their apprentices...so it's not going to go away, unless we make it less desirable to do so. Knickers in a knot....funny saying for a serious subject, lol. Kathy Tank http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Home of : CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WEBSITE PUP-DATED SEPT 22, 2008 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================