My 2nd Shepherd had Grade3 HD in the right hip. I told the breeder about it and she said that it was my fault!! ENVIRONMENTAL. (Mind you this female was not jumped, nor was she overweight.) She told me to bring the dog back. I said "Why? So you can breed her anyway?"I did not know at the time that the breeder did not x-ray. I also told her that " I don't turn my back on a dog that is not perfect." I was very attached also! The dog was spayed,and lived to be 12 1/2. She ended up being put to sleep due to DM. Dawn __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================