Kathy, you write (quoting and yes, I cut because if not Stormy would have killed me) : kathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: But our whites are WAY better in type at this time than ever before. But hey, lets just stop for a second, what good is a flat footed, bad tempered, health stricken AWESOME conformation type GSD going to do for you? I'm sorry, but I've never had the dog you describe above. Actually, I'm not sorry... I only do a breeding or two a year. For me to keep a dog, I have to really, really like them. They have to be sane, easy keepers, a joy to be around, they have to pass their health tests and be pretty darn close to the standard. Oh sure, no dog is perfect and when looking with a very critical eye, I might like a tad more of this or a bit less of that but I am starting with a very nice dog and hope to improve, I'm not starting with crap, throwing it against the wall to see what sticks. Furthermore when either buying a dog from someone or breeding to an outside line, I have experienced nothing but honesty. YES we can all have a curve ball thrown at us and YES I know people who are less than honest (in all walks of life) and those...I don't play with. So, if I have a bitch let's say who needs a lllliiiitttttllllleeee bit better croup or perhaps I might like a tiiinnnnyyyyyy bit shorter coupling....I have plenty in the "colored' world to choose from. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================