If you had seen Houston, you would understand. One of the strongest proponents of only breeding on good hips is Fred Migliori. Yet Tedi was able to arrange for Fred to have Houston stand at stud at Fred's home. There just are some dogs so great, that a hip that is a bit off becomes but one factor in breeding. It does not overcome the overall quality of the dog. There is no dog in the world that is perfect. If you only want to breed to a perfect dog, you should be raising fish. Evan L. Ginsburg gsyrfund.com Asgard German Shepherds _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 10/31/13 7:40:51 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx writes: NO ! Why would you even consider it ? Carolyn On Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:25 AM, Robert Neiman <bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: There are some who have said that FV/MV3XSel(2@#2)Ch.Houston of Wildwood ROM was one of the best dogs there was. He also wouldn't OFA hips, yet he produced a good number of dogs with good and /or certified hips ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================