Subject: Re: Brackett's Principle #9: Always Select the Best Bit Read about another of Lloyd Brackett's Planned Breeding principles: http://lyloakreflections.blogspot.com/2011/03/bracketts-principle-9-always-select.html All the best! ***************************************************************************************************** I agree with him in that through the years, (in the show ring at least) the quality of bitches is greater than that of the males. Ellen Heintz once told me to have a good foundation in GSDs, you should have 4 extraordinarily good bitches. She said that you could always breed to an outstanding stud dog--you didn't have to own him. (She also said that "black and tans" were a dime a dozen, but I never agreed with that. LOL) Brackett, for one, realized the importance of GOOD bitches in a breeding program. Nowadays many breed to the flavor- of-the-month stud dog, not necessarily because of his attributes (ie pedigree et al) but because he's done a lot of winning. FUBAR. Penny in NC ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================