But let's not forget.........some breeders also keep a string of 25 dogs to breed....and have as many litters a year. ALL numbers are not the same.....and we all do it differently and should not be always judged by numbers. We can't possibly do that here........it would short circuit my brain and my life. <G> We keep it to 2 bitches at a time for breeding on our property. One or two litters a year at most is about all I can do here. Out of the six dogs we normally have here....one or two of them are senior citizens. Our CH. Mar Haven's Annie's Song is now 12 yrs. old. ..but was once the # 1 producing bitch. She rules here............<G> I admire anyone that also puts any training degree on their dogs!!! Let alone a TDX! GOOD FOR HIM! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Helen Franklin To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Buying a good one Would you expect to find your "good one" from the back yard that had produced one or two Champions or the back yard that had produced over 25 Champions? Some breeders actually have produced over 100 Champions. Do your homework. Take your time. It can be done. It was done this year with the owner of the Winners Dog at the Nationals this year. His FIRST German Shepherd that he spent time searching for, finished at the Nationals and is the first AWARD OF EXCELLENCE dog FOR 2012. He also has a TDX training degree, how cool is that! Helen Franklin, 48 year member GSDCA "A German Shepherd owns the ground he stands on.... ...he does not run or bite if you wish to share it!" ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================