When he speaks, the intelligent listen. You can usually delete much of the rest......... Peggy EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx wrote: > >And that is as it should be. A stud dog can do the most good and the most >harm. >A stud dog can impact the breed whereas a brood bitch mostly impacts a >kennel. Now before someone takes umbrage I am well aware that the brood bitch >contributes exactly no more no less than 50% of the genetic makeup of the >puppies. But she can have maybe 6 litters not much more in her lifetime the >stud dog >is able to sire 100 litters in a year. This fact makes the stud and the stud >owner much more responsible. I am taking no responsibility away from the >judges I agree with Paul the judges are the guardians of the breed. It is >possible for the judges to put a dog up who truly deserves to be a CH. but >when >that dog does harm to the breed it is the owners responsibility to do >something >about it. >In the 50 years I have been breeding I only owned one such dog. Trust me it >is not an easy thing to do. But if you love the breed it must be done. >Respectfully >Fred Migliore > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================