I bow to your greater knowledge of the breed...in the words of your friend.."To each their own.." We can agree on one thing..your' re right..time to end the discussion. C.Grainger > [Original Message] > From: <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> > To: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 8/12/2006 9:04:22 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Brood Bitch or a Pet?! > > In a message dated 8/12/06 8:37:37 AM Central Daylight Time, > hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > I make it a habit of not assuming...I only know what is stated in black and > > white..that is why I commented on your post. Albeit the bitch you cited may > > be photogenic and a good producer,I didn't want some who are just embarking > > on breeding to get the notion that they can "assume" by pictures that a bitch > > or dog can be a good producer. Perhaps that was not the original intent of > > your post. as stated, I only know what I read and unfortunately, the List > > doesn't allow for an immediate exchange of dialogue for or voice inflection. My > > viewpoint was made only for clarification and certainly wasn't meant to be > > disparaging to the bitch you mentioned. However I stand firm on what I stated for > > every one bitch/dog that happens to be photogenic, curvaceous, well-bred and > > a producer to boot..there are 100 who are not. You certainly may increase > > your odds if they are..but again..no guarantees. C.Grainger > > > to be perfectly clear, i specifically cited the photo of kodachrome for one > reason; she was a coat and the likelihood of seeing her at a show was virtually > nil. i did not own kodachrome, did not breed her, did not own or co-own any > of her progeny or their subsequent progeny. i was in california, kodachrome > was not. the photo was, for many, the only introduction to a bitch who turned > out to be a great producer. i give most people in the fancy enough credit to > believe that if they see a photograph of an animal who is "photogenic, > curvaceous, well-bred" they might, if interested, look further into her pedigree, > temperament etc. and make a decision based upon information gleaned from diligent > research. there are no guarantees in breeding no matter HOW hard you might > try to do all your homework and cover all your bases. again, i'd like to > believe that most people to have enough intelligence to realize that. certainly, it > would be foolish to breed to a photo - and difficult to say the least. but > it is a good jumping off point and, especially in the cases of brood bitches > who were not shown; the only introduction to the animal. > > and, not having any desire to become one of the dead horse society, this is > my last post on this subject. hopefully, i've said what i meant because i have > definitely meant what i've said. > Silstra German Shepherds > "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." - Roger Caras > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================