> Actually, I had a friend in Denver that wanted to donate a German Shepherd. They refused> the dog simply on the premise that it was a GSD mix. SNIP> Seems that some groups already target our fabulous breed. Whatever> happened to Buddy, the first seeing eye dog? Unless I have my history > mistaken, she was a purebred German Shepherd... Alas, keep fighting the > good fight. > > Tina You are right Tina.... For many years we made sure to donate one puppy from every litter to Guide Dogs, and then they decided to do their own breeding and out went the GSD. I hope it is working well for them, but if I ever need one, it will be a GSD or I will fall down a lot! Dave ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================