In a message dated 12/5/08 9:28:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, stormy435@xxxxxxx writes: > Many are misidentified in the hope of adoptions, but this can backfire such > as a terrier personality coming through a dog identified as a poodle, etc. > when i was pulling from the shelters in southern illinois, more often than not, when i went to pull a GSD, i couldn't even figure out which dog it was supposed to be. also, in many of the midwestern shelters, there was a higher number of purebred dogs because of all the throwaway labs who didn't work out for hunting. i think that, nationally, the # of purebreds in shelters is closer to stormy's estimate. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================