I would have sold him what he wanted, unless God told you when the man was going to die.....Ed Holly Woods <hollywoods@xxxxxxx> wrote: I am down to 3 shepherds now.. the youngest two being 6 in June. The oldest will be 13 in June. A lot of people ask me if Im going to get a new puppy soon or breed one of my girls. In thinking about what happens to them when I die I say I only have one dog life left in me. Given that most of my dogs live to 12-13..... That will put me at........ well never mind that......... but who knows if they will outlive me? lol..... I know I cant go on breeding and keeping a puppy from every litter because I keep them to the end.... so on an average we have to plan what age we are able to keep dogs to if we are getting puppies or young ones.. A few years ago I had a gentleman who wanted to buy a puppy from me.... He was 83.... very active and healthy from what I could see but..... I was concerned at that age that that could change at any time and leave my puppy homeless.... what would you have done? also his wife was really frail.... He wanted one of my boistrous young males.. I discouraged him and said I could try to find a young adult for him... One that would be easier for his wife to handle What would you have done? Holly Woods Marrand Shepherds Williams Lake, B.C. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================