When I was just starting out my mentor (Ellen Heintz) lent me her copies of: The German Shepherd Today by Strickland/Moses The Koehler obedience books Dog Breeding for Professionals by Dr. Herbert Richards ********************************* I also like The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat by Juliette de Bairacli Levy, the Monks of New Skete books and Dr. Pitcairn's Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. The Encyclopedia-like book by Susan Barwig is good, too. Hope that helps. Penny in NY ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================