genetics play a bigger part in canine health than where you keep them .....Sherry Willowlake *********************************************************************************** Right you are, Sherry. I came home a few years ago to find a 3 year old bitch dead of bloat in a crate--later found out that her sire AND 3 siblings in her litter had also bloated. The Kid bloated right in front of me--she was 14 and a half--and in the house. And Ketchy (her dam) bloated at 14 in the kennel (I kept her there while in school as she was becoming incontinent)--and her strong character forced her to stay alive till I got home, so we could say good-bye. She died on the way to my vet's, who is 10 minutes away.) Bloat is hereditary. Penny ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================