Nothing... Reminds me of when I bred dobermans. Almost all of them were carriers for vWD. You just need to make sure that you don't breed to an at risk dog. DM clear would be the preference, but considering most of the dogs that are worth breeding to are carriers. I would breed a carrier to a carrier without hesitation. Channingwww.ca-shegsd.com > From: ELG440@xxxxxxx > Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:49:33 -0400 > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] DM Carriers > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > In a message dated 3/27/2012 8:51:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > ketchy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I sent in 4 cheek swabs to the OFA for the DM tests--ALL came back as > carriers. I was disappointed, to say the least. 3 are bitches and 1 > is a male--all different bloodlines. How would you feel if this > happened to you? What would you do, if anything? I'm very interested > in hearing people's heartfelt opinions. > > > > > Use it in your breeding program. Only breed to an animal that is not a > carrier. Never throw out a good dog for one issue. That would destroy our > breed > very quickly. > > Evan L. Ginsburg > Asgard German Shepherds > http://www.asgardgsd.com/ > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > ===========================================================================> > 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/ > =========================================================================== > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================