Ah, more wonderful memories from Da List Folks on our splendid GSDs - in what ever venue they happen to be at any given time. Many many years ago, as a Christmas gift, my dear husband gave me a concrete GSD sitting and he rolled it into the living room on a hand truck (dolly) - what ever and pushed it to the steps to the kitchen and eased it onto the steps. It stayed for many years and was used by my Mother as she went up and down in her last years of life with us. It had a darkened smooth part on the muzzle from her daily walk. When the house burned in 1998, one of the firemen was upset as he looked inside and saw this big German Shepherd just sitting and was scared to move because of the smoke ------ Part of the ceiling had fallen on it and an ear was knocked off and one of the front legs had a big crack in it. We hauled it out at some time and set it in front of the trailer we lived in until I sold the farm in 2006. Well, people would STILL stay in their car and toot the horn like years before when I'd always have a GSD loose and they' NOT want to get out -- Ha! Well, this one didn't move until I sold the farm, as I said, stored it as my friends all hefted it as well as a cement wolf too until those friends have both on their farm now. LIFE IN THE BUSY LANE I GUESS. The smoke had blackened it and I wasn't too sad because I love the solid blacks anyway! TNX for sharing. Norma ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================