Kathy, That is not a hard thing to have happen. My companion people don't do this just for me.........it is also guaranteeing them they have a solid dog. I know I have done all I can to insure the fact. I push the limited, and follow up with each pup..... It is just $50 bucks more to get the hips shot while they are under......then the owners know and I know that the hips are solid. Mo > Sort of. My hat is off to Mo, because she has a lot more info than I do re > hip stats because her companion people x-ray (prelim) when they spay neuter. > I usually only get calls when something goes wrong. (Including a couple who > had a pup from one of my males who has some sort of awful gastro problem, > poor dog NEVER had a firm stool, $$$$$$ later and nothing definitive, it turns > out it was all the zucchini <from their garden> in olive oil they were giving > him.) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================