Ah, so true, it's one of the many reasons I did boarding -- so the kids could return and visit. It really was a good way to keep up with my puppies as they grew up to become great family members. Oh, then, if they were show kids, I was honored to assist in that dept. as well. I also was very active with the obedience folks in my area as well as having classes on my property each week for many years. Indeed, I even had fun matches there. I LOVED IT BIG TIME FOR SURE!! Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:37 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] saying goodbye to puppies I totally understand what everyone has said about saying goodbye to their puppies. It seems just yesterday that they were born. Now everytime I sit in my back yard with them jumping all around me, I face the issue that they will soon leave. My husband has already cried. This stonehearted man says " ...but Ive put so much time and love into them...it doesn't seem fair.. I just laugh it off as I know soon I will have to face it also. Mariah will also as she just loves her babies. They play with her, chase her and give her all this love. She just idolizes them. Poor sweetie-do. Looks like we both will be singing the blues. Elizabeth ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================