Buying a protection dog is something that the new owners need to have some education. It would be like buying a Ferrari without knowing how to shift gears, or, In my case buying the new computer or phone with all the bells and whistles and not having a clue how to use them. As the original poster said in a later post, these people spend most of their time in Israel. A whole different place and I can understand their concern and needs. But they still need education how to handle a dog trained for this. I think their choice in breed is probably pretty good. Are there yahoos who have their dog to make up for the size of their private parts? Yes Are there people who expect a dog to be a refrigerator, plug it in and think not one more thing? yes Are there so called trainers who will sell anything to anyone for the bucks? yes But there are still legitimate reasons to have a protection dog. Thus they need to take the time for education. Matching the right dog with the right owner can give a great deal of comfort. Lissa ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================