In a message dated 3/5/2007 3:28:34 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx writes: This is why in home matters. This is also what in home should be. Not the trainer taking the dog away and teaching it to sit. But teaching the owners how to manage their dogs, directly with nothing between them and the dog, once I understand the dog. sheila Right. The point you are forgetting is that the original thread was about two 6 month old puppies a lady called me about. What I had mentioned was that I am going to reinforce IN MY PUPPY PACKET that puppies get out to reputable classes and strongly discourage the in home training racket. PUPPIES! BABIES! I'm not talking about 8 year olds that terrify a spouse and have been allowed to bite. I wouldn't feed the dog or the husband in that case, but that's me and if you want to make a living attempting to make their world better, go for it. Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================