When I was a brand new neophyte,way back ,long ago,most of us started with dogs from Germany,including Lloyd Brackett. And since we really didn't know what their pedigrees produced,we had to find out the hard way and Lloyd told me to gamble and inbreed first, to find the faults first, and then start to linebreed. Then ,as more and more people brought over more German Dogs,we begin to have some choice with compatible breeding. But it took some real communication between Breeders to start a breeding program Most kennels were big,back then,with 12-20 dogs,kennel manager etc,. The choice today is rather overwhelming,and more difficult,with the health problems . Helen Miller Fisher **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222846709x1201493018/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================