On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:49:40 -0500, "pmick12" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >Boykins are an old breed, well established long before AKC found them, and I >believe they breed true. Aren't Boykins the breed with the highest incidence of hip dysplasia? I remember reading about them some 10 or 15 years ago and whatever I was reading said that, basically, the majority of them are or will be found to be dysplastic. Hopefully, the club and breeders have worked on that and gotten them to be much healthier. -- Karen C. Email: kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================