I agree that it takes a lot of studying to make a responsible breeding decision. I think there are many breeders who don't know the dogs in their own American pedigrees very well. Sometimes the information one needs is difficult to acquire. Zoa Dr. Zoa Rockenstein www.riverrockshepherds.com Home of: Ch. RiverRock's Hotel California (Callie), RiverRock's Straight From The Heart (Sera), RiverRock's Karlotta v. Kenlyn (Karla), and RiverRock's Heart of the Matter (Luke) ________________________________ From: "Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx" <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> To: lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 5:45:31 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Buying A German Import Truer words were never spoken, Mike. Part of the problem with using the German dogs is not the dogs themselves - it's that there are very few people in this country who really know the European pedigrees well enough and far back enough to make an educated breeding decision. I've run into quite a few folks who think they have the knowledge but less than a handful who truly do. Diane Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog In a message dated 9/3/2010 3:41:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Your job as a breeder is to understand your bitches pedigree in great detail(the good and the bad) covering all aspects of the breed and standard. Then use that same scrutiny when choosing her mates, complimenting her strengths, overcoming her weaknesses both phenotypically and genotypically, To do this you must understand both her and the studs pedigrees in depth(a minimum of five generations, and their litter mates if possible) . ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================