I have a five year old female whose has always been way too friendly with everyone. She loved everybody. She passed her TC three years ago when she was in standing heat. I used to joke about it and tell people she was my Golden Retriever in a German Shepherd body. She wouldn't even bark at strangers. She just waits for them to get in the house because she is sure that they came just to see her. Last night we had our dog club meeting in the park. Almost everyone was gone. She and I were walking to the van when a man came out of the woods towards us. She hit the end of that lead like a Schutzend dog. I have no doubts that if she would have gotten away from me, that man would have been on his way to the hospital real quick. Your German Shepherd dog WILL protect you if he or she feels the need to Amy Greenhut Justrock Shepherds Leopard Tortoises ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================