Evan, I never saw Gotti but I LOVED HOUSTON. What a hunk! If I had been breeding then I would have bred an OFA H&E bitch to him. Sandi Card ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 5:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] OFA is only a tool... > > > In a message dated 12/8/05 5:52:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > pruett@xxxxxxxxx writes: > A hip that is a little off - borderline=or mild - won't automatically > eliminate an animal from my breeding =program. > > > > A lot of people failed to breed to Wildwood's Houston, due to one hip being > a bit off. A number of people failed to breed to Gotti, as the OFA claimed > one elbow was a bit off. > > We took a Houston daughter we had whelped, to Gotti. They were the parents > of Champion Big Ben of Encore ROM, who sired Mephisto, who seems to be > producing a low incidence of hips and elbow problems, (same as Ben did). > > If you missed Gotti or Houston, you may have missed a great opportunity, or > not. Everyone uses OFA as a guideline, as they should. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. > > Evan (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================