I've been thinking about this for awhile now, and with our last litter of puppies it really struck home again. It seems to me the average age of the puppy buyers is people in their 40's and 50's. In fact I would say in the last three litters I've had, stretching back over a year now, I've only had two younger families who wanted a puppy. Certainly price pays a part in what a young family can afford to spend on a pet, but mini labradoodles and yorkiepoo's are usually more expensive then our dogs anyway and you see plenty of those around. Just curious as to what others are seeing. Sue ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================