I tend to agree with Barb Williams regarding cropping and docking. I COULDN'T do it to any of our creatures. I am glad that our breed is born "au natural", although there are those who dye, drug, fix tails, implant teeth, fix ears--and I don't understand THAT. Is winning everything? Don't answer--I think I already know what many would say . . . What did Ringo sing? "I get by with a little HELP from my friends..." Penny in NY PS: Love the cover of the April REVIEW--black IS beautiful! ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================