Sally, The calls for puppies in the last month for myself have picked up dramatically. In the last 24 hours I have had 2 calls. We do have a solid black litter coming up, so some of the calls are for those puppies, but I have started a waiting list and still have to call the 2 that called yesterday. I find if I update my website to when litters are due, the calls follow. Our last litter scared me. I though that I couldn't sell them, but all of the puppies sold within 30 days (I turned away 2 people I didn't like) and they all got GREAT homes. If people cannot afford my price and I do hold firm on the price. I tell them if they are looking for a "cheap" puppy, I will try to educate them that they will be getting a backyard breeder puppy for that price and tell them about rescue and how many dogs and puppies need homes. I send them to Last Hope or Rescues here in Illinois. There is also a great place to advertise FREE on the Internet. It is called Kijji (sp). You get about 10 kooks writing you for every good one, but I sold 2 puppies thru that source. Sure beats paying the Chicago Tribune prices. I have found that Internet advertising is a very good source. 2 of my latest inquires came from Breeder.net. Times are changing. Internet is the way to go. Oh, I don't ship puppies (show puppies yes). Pet buyers must be screened and come and meet me. But advertising for local puppy buyers on the Internet is great. Janet _www.JanMarGsd.com_ (http://www.JanMarGsd.com) **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================