In response to Joan's question, I sent her an article written by Dr. Mary Wakeman, a repro vet in Connecticut who is also a breeder. Mary maintains a huge website with lots of articles of interest to dog owners...be they breeders or not. Anyway, Joan thought the list would be interested in the article, so here's a link to it: http://showdogsupersite.com/kenlclub/breedvet/vhr2.html And, if you want to check out Mary's entire site, which is really interesting, even apart from the various articles... here's a link to the home page: http://showdogsupersite.com/ Enjoy.......... Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================