dogs in germany not only mostly live as housedogs but are tax paying citizens. it costs 180 dollars a year in taxes to own a dog. they are allowed on buses subways trains and in all resteraunts because they are tax payers. they have more rights then they have here. that being said i prefer dogs without roaches and most va dogs in germany have roaches. just watch the seiger show videos. i like our dogs better although there are german imports i have loved. when ernie was importing dogs there was always a specific reason why germany sold them. GV Condor was gun shy. GV Arno was not certified GV Brix had low sperm count. We bred to Bodo V Leirberg and did not get anything in the litter. Americans did very well with TRoll and Bernd. -- norma hansburg www.normahansburg.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================