This sport is NOT for the faint of heart, and it is NOT inexpensive, being poor, black and married.....I was lucky ( blessed) to have a wife that allowed me to spend money buying, traveling with, and showing dogs......when I finally decided I was done....a few on this list offered to GIVE me a quality GSD to show...(I told you I was blessed.. lol ).....declined and thanked them for their generous offer......but like I said I may still have one more card in the deck before I walk away from the table for good... lol ... FaceBook ....oops...I mean Flower Boy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny & Bill" < ketchy @ centurylink .net> To: "The List" < showgsd -l@ freelists .org> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:31:09 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Breed or Buy? I have bred a black bitch champion, who lived to be 14 and a half.  She was the best dog I ever bred.  But, by God, I have bought some  great ones too ( ie BIS SEL CH Punky , AM & CAN CH Forest.)  I have also  bought some STINKERS.  And I have also bought a few who died:  from  torsion, bloat, a heart attack, toxic gut.  Despite that, I continue  to buy.  I like to trust people; I WANT to trust people.  But I'll  tell you one thing, the more genetic testing that's done on the sires  and dams of pups/adults I buy, the better. Genetics don't lie.  People  do. Penny in NC The Farm Dog ============================================================================ 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@ showgsd .org VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http :// showgsd .org  SUBSCRIPTION: http :// showgsd .org/mail. html NATIONAL BLOG - http :// gsdnational . blogspot .com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================