Sorry, I'm not getting that feeling across the board from other lists. They seem to think it's more prevalent here too. Any way, aren't a lot of pets show lines, too? Which would bring up the point about the stress of being on the road as a factor of bloat. How would that factor in with pets? But that's not the point, the point is prevalence in lines. And I bet there are particular lines across the board, in every brand of gsd, and every dog that have higher percentages than others. Denise W. http://www.showgermanshepherds.info for show and performance (join my site ring-follow the link) ________________________________ From: "cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:44:28 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Bloat - how sad is this....Couple of Things If bloat appears to be more prevalent in the show lines, why is it the military requires a prophylactic Pexy (stomach tacking) be performed on all dogs entering the canine corps? They must have a reason for doing this and most of these dogs are not from our American show lines. I think the problem is across the board -- pet, show, working, American/European lines. Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: "sally" <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> To: <denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 4:03 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Bloat - how sad is this....Couple of Things Not necessarily just a show line problem. But it sure seems like it has become more prevalent in those lines. And it seems to happen more frequently. ++++++++++++++++++++++ it may seem line show lines because people here do talk about it - how many pet people and non-show people do you get to talk to - Look at the size of this list. Sally www.embroiderybysally.org ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================