I want to add my thanks too! appicon I want to share a little thing that happened today and how BW helped me. (mainly because i live alone and katie was not too interested

) anyhow, i was talking with a couple of the new girls at work. one of them said she would like to get a dog but was unsure of how to go about obtaining one. Well, of course i hop up onto my soap box and tell her not to go to pet store or any BYB's, well she askes what are BYB's and i explain. i tell her about my own experience, how my katie was bought at a pet store,

, and how even though she was only a couple of hundred, it has cost me SO much more since then, because she is not healthy. Then i told her about reputable breeders and how they operate (which i found out about on here! ) and she said she wants a German Shepard, well, i tell her that GS's have their own rescues (like boxers) and that she should look into that if she wants a specific type of temperments.
ANyhow, long story short, i got to educate a person on responsible ownership of a dog. Someone who was willing to listen and had an open mind. If i hadnt been a part of this website, and learned so much about good breeders and rescues, there might be another person out there that might have perpetuated a BYB.
So THANK YOU to all people on this site, for your caring of each other and this fabulous breed. And a special TY to the moderators for making this a safe and enjoyable place to be.
Carolyn and Katie