I agree 100%...thank you!! Katrina www.SublimeKennel.com Msg: #11 in digest From: tsaligsds@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Stock dog training at risk : Alabama House Bill 86 Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:09:48 +0000 Sorry guys, But I won't defend anyone's right to take a hog, knock out its teeth and tusks, many times wire its mouth shut, and then sit around and BET on how long it will take a dog to drag it to the ground and rip it up. Not my kind of "sport". THIS IS NOT TRAINING! Hog/Dog events BEGAN when dog fighting was made illegal. The same folks who fight their dogs are participating and pushing this so called sport. My dogs herd. I don't allow them to destroy stock. Many dogs lure course and have never killed a live rabbit. THOSE ARE SPORTS. I grew up with hunting dogs in the family. I'm not opposed to legitimate hunting. I personally have hunted AND fished and eaten the game I killed. It is a part of life and kids need to know where meat comes from - not shrink wrapped at the grocery! However, there is no excuse for deliberate pitting of dogs against each other or other animals simply so that one can sit at 'ringside' and bet on the outcome! Just my opinion. Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Cookie HT RN TC CGC, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy HIC HT PT RN TC CGC, Ch Flash, Mousser (10 points/1 mjr), and Lil' Miss Gilli! Website updated 01/06 -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================