consider all of you to be that) can only supply less than 5-7% of the pups that the nation desirous of getting dogs as pets, how do you suggest (and I say this with respect) that those prospective buyers get their pups?" Just because someone desires a puppy, doesn't mean they should have one..... Obviously those animal shelters are filling up with dogs from somewhere. I'm sure the shelter workers who watch dozens of dogs being euthanized at a time would be glad to have less dogs come thru the shelters. Please don't tell me the shelters don't have that many dogs, or its only cats ect. I've been to the shelters and there are plenty of dogs there. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================