what is happening to my wonderful home state?!?! my mom just told me about an article that appeared in her local paper, the santa rosa press democrat. apparently, hsus has built a magnificent new facility in the area. equally as apparent is their lack of attention to all the dogs and cats in the area that need help. and....this is what made me see red, their in-house "trainer" has decided to implement the following: prior to walking thru a door, each and every dog (don't know about the cats) is sprayed in the EYES with a vinegar solution to "teach" it to obey. WHAT THE HE** KIND OF TRAINING IS THIS? IT'S ABUSE!!!!!! if the dog is in the shelter it's already terrified and disoriented. yes, i'm yelling. has anyone in the area seen the article(s) - lois maybe? can you shed more light on this despicable situation? diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "In dog years I'm dead." - Author unknown <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================