I guess if I live long enough I will have heard it all............<G> I DO think however that if you breed a poor quality sable to a lesser quality sable you WILL likely risk getting an even lesser chance of a show quality litter...........<G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kristen Cabe To: SHOWGSD-L Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:33 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Breeding sable to sable I've not been able to find *anything *online to validate this claim, but someone told me the other day (a long-time breeder) that you should never breed sable to sable because it leads to problems later on, such as cancer, etc. Is there any truth to this?? Kristen -- ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================