YES. WE HAVE WASHED OUT A COUPLE OF LINES COMPLETELY BECAUSE OF THE ENORMOUS OVERRIDING AND CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THEM. The stud or bitch owner may not say, but if the line is used enough...you will begin to see a pattern, and hear about it. There are lines we simply WILL NOT TOUCH. Not for love nor money. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Home of : *CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * WEBSITE PUP-DATED AUG 12, 2008 On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 7:21 PM, <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Moving into a larger question.......what IF a certain line (dog or bitch) > is > used extensively and the same problems crop up almost consistently > throughout > the breedings to different lines. Would THAT be a reason to consider not > going to that line at all? > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================