Tribute to my dogs through 30 years.#:o) Not a planned post... but very spontaneous.. inspired by a sitemail, a moment ago.#;oD A repost from my old gallery. You need to zoom for details, on this, since it's a big image. My babies through 30 years. :) All photos in the collage, are taken between 1980 and 2008. The German Shepherd. Kittie I(1979-1989). was a German Shepherd. Kittie-II(1989-2002) was a German Longhaired Shepherd. Kittie-III(2002-2XXX) is a German Longhaired Shepherd. The German Shepherd is an amazing dog. The German Shepherd is not aggressive as many claim... It will be exactly the dog your own IQ make of it :) It is a very intelligent dog... and it takes a very intelligent owner to raise it to be a good dog :) It must be taught from the beginning...in a friendly way.. that YOU are it's master... I have seen the opposite.. which can be devastating. My father(1906-1984) was a funny and intelligent man. Unfortunately he died when i was 22. He always said with a big smile: The more you get to know humans.. the more you will love animals :) I know today what he meant... i didn't when i was 22. #;oD If one treat a dog with decency and a little respect... it will always love you. It will listen to your *BEEEP* when things are bad. If you are sad.. there is always a shoulder to lean onto.. A big fur to absorb a tear or 25... A being which will make you smile.. even if you are not in the mood for it. One to share a soft-ice with aso. ;) The hardest part with dogs is... their relatively short life..10-15 years at max.. The moment when one need to take them to the vet.. when they start to having trouble getting up. I cried like a child when Kittie-I and Kittie-II left this world. But they were worth it. And it was my *BEEEEEP'ing* duty to decide when it would be respectless against the dog.. To keep them alive for my ego's sake. One has to respect the dog and not keep it alive at any cost. But one learn to see when the time is right to say goodbye. But it is a *BEEEP'ing* decision for sure. The only right place to bury your dog, is in your heart. Enjoy all of my 3 babies.. i did for the last 30 years :) Thanks for comments, faves, and support of my gallery.