>* Try sending email to [log in to unmask]; they will find a host system >for you. Tell them the name of the list, its purpose, and who the list admin >is to be.< List Name: FLOCKGUARD Purpose: Networking the rescue, remedial training, and new home placement of dogs normally used as flock guardians. This involves coordinating sentinels to visit shelters and otherwise become aware of needs, drivers to transport dogs, evaluators and trainers to judge dog's needs and provide training/retraining, evaluators for rescue homes, foster homes, and actual placements. This cannot be accomplished using the current DOG-RESCUE list and r.p.d.rescue because Flock Guardians require very careful socialization to evoke their independent steady and measured response to threatening situations. The knowledge exists possibly on another list, LGD-L, which is dedicated to education about livestock guarding dogs, but that list has moderate traffic for its own purposes and needn't be burdened with a rescue task. A web page dedicated to Flock Guardian Rescue is also under construction. It will graphically represent the nodes and interconnections of the network. Flock Guardians are becoming more popular as pet dogs. There are three Anatolian Shepherd puppies in a pet store in Chicago as this is being written. This conduct represents a potential danger to the public as these dogs have special abilities which enable them to guard sheep from wolves and lions in Turkey. No family is likely to learn enough from pet store personnel to manage these Flock Guardians, and injuries to humans or other dogs could occur for simple human ignorance and no other reason. List Administrator: Stacey Kubyn--Caucasian Ovtcharka Club of America Rescue Coordinator, and breeder of Caucasian Mountain Dogs. [log in to unmask] List Support Personnel: Michael G. Moore of the Northwest Arctic Borough, experienced with majordomo, listproc, and listserv. [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] We would appreciate any help you may be able to offer in locating a suitable host.