WOW, talk about an interesting thingy for research, poll taking, checking it out etc. THIS could really be interesting to watch. I'll have to dig deep to see if there's a link to this action. I know recently, while I was lurking, not because I wanted to but because I HAD to - I saw some posts about shedding etc. I'll never forget a fun one as I'd been grooming up a storm on the farm and mentioned to my son that I've got GSD fur from here to the Canadian border. He asked in a very serious manner about that location. I quipped back telling him that from here it certainly wouldn't go DOWN to the Mexican border or the Gulf. Yes, I'd gather it and set a lot outside and enjoy watching the birds in the springtime using that wonderful natural soft next liner. Ah, the memories -- Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherry Morgan" <grrrfix@xxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 10:18 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Bitches blowing coat related to fertility? Last month I had an interesting conversation with a longtime Golden breeder, over the years she had noticed that the bithes she had bred over the years that REALLY blew their coats (down to naked) before their season seemed to have larger litters. Has anyone made similar observations with their bitches? Our Jakester daughter blew everything 2 months before her heats, we only bred her once and had a litter of 8. I'm curious, seems to make sense.... good high levels of hormones trigger the coat blow? Sherry http://members.shaw.ca/shershe/ http://members.shaw.ca/northernshadow/ http://members.shaw.ca/grrrfix/ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================