In a message dated 8/6/2007 11:52:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx writes: But what good is that movement if his hips are bad!? If the hips were that bad he would not be able to move. We are not talking about crippling HD. We are talking about a dog who JUST did not make it. When he came to live here at Eko-Lan I had him re x-rayed so that I would know what I was working with. They would not pass but they were not that bad he was about a OFA fair minus minus. This dog had so much to offer the breed it would have been criminal not to use him. This reminds me of another story I had a bitch being shipped in to breed to my CH Paladen I got the bitch out of the crate and she had hound dog ears Had the bitch belonged to anyone else I would have shipped her back UNBRED but she belonged to Fran-Jo kennels so I took the time to look at this bitch other than the ears she was awsome. I bred the bitch and in the litter was GVX Tatta of Fran-Jo. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. PS the fords knew what they were doing. As always ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================