I knew some people who bred (not Shepherds, and not Cavaliers, either) for years and never really had a market for puppies, pet or show. What those people did was so offensive to me I had a hard time even being in the same room with them. They'd whelp a litter and cull any that weren't correctly marked, and then raise the others. When those puppies got to be about 5 or 6 months old, they'd put down the ones they weren't going to keep, and the remaining puppies were the ones they planned on showing. Those people also didn't have any OLD dogs around. Then he became the President of his breed's Parent Club. Suddenly they were able to sell everything they bred...no more culling, not at any age. . altho they still never had any old dogs around. Shows the silliness of people...they didn't want dogs from these people until he got to be "important." It also shows that some people DO cull, and for strange reasons........ Peggy Elsyd1@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >In a message dated 7/13/2007 10:52:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >pkstoesser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >I talk with a lot of folks all over the US and Canada that have been >breeding GSD puppies for years and years, some of the most successful >breeding programs in the country, and I don't know of anyone who has >"culled" a litter of healthy puppies rather than placing them as companion >animals. >------------------------------------- > > > > >I, too have talked to many breeders, who have told me that some very highly >regarded breeder/judges cull (read kill) all their pet puppies. I will not >name them. This has been verified by others. Sickening. Syd > >SYD MAILBERG >_WWW.KINGSWOODGERMANSHEPHERDS.HOMESTEAD.COM_ >(http://www.kingswoodgermanshepherds.homestead.com/) > >"A dog is a dog except when he is facing you. Then he is Mr. Dog." - Haitian >Farmer > > > >************************************** Get a sneak peak of the all-new AOL at >http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > > >============================================================================ >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 >============================================================================ > > > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================