Shame there are no 'award' pins for 52 years. In this day of 30 second divorces, it's good to hear that some are still working at it. I'm coming up on 25 years (no I'm not dyslexic) and wouldn't trade him for the world (well, maybe for a showable, winnable pup but not the world). I'm his second, he would have had 40 with the first one but traded her in on a younger model. And yes, he takes out the garbage. Mary-Anne PENNY; AFTER 52 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, RAISING OUR KIDS AND DOGS... PUTTING UP WITH ME AND ALL OUR GERMAN SHEPHERDS... I WILL TELL THE WORLD I AM MARRIED TO A 'REAL MAN'... MY DOYLE!!! MY COMPANION , MY LOVER, MY BEST FRIEND , MY PROTECTOR, AND THE ONE WHO HAS STEADFASTLY SUPPORTED ME, ALL THESE LONG YEARS THRU MANY TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS, WHETHER I AM RIGHT OR WRONG... ALL THESE 52 YEARS... HE DOES TAKE OUT ALL THE GARBAGE... AND IS MY GUARDIAN ANGEL... AND HE STILL THINKS OF ME AS HIS 'BABY'... AS WE OFTEN SING TO EACH OTHER WHEN WE HEAR THAT COUNTRY SONG...' I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD!!'... SAY'S IT ALL.. HATE TO BUTT IN ON A FUN THREAD... BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD... BARB WILLIAMS ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================