Jean you are sooooo right! I too thank the dog God's for Woody and Emilie Woodruff from Kamloops BC. While not exactly a newbie(one can never learn too much about our breed) I have learned many new ways to look at the same issues thru the relationships I have made in the "doggy world". Like Emilie, Lori Nikeson, Chris Carter and Meredith Noreen have helped me to learn the GSD breed's function and form as well as it's place in the Kingdom of Dogs. I am proud to call these wonderful people friends. Skeeter ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================