But I *personally* have to wonder - and I do own a Dallas G-daughter, and like to look at a lot of what has come from him - did Dallas better the breed, or did the breed change to suit what Dallas produced? There are a lot of other great stud dogs out there, perhaps with a little less promotion and notoriety... Jenn ~~ Ron Peet and Jenn Somogyi Foxhunter and Kiefernfels Kennels Ontario, Canada http://www.foxfels.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: <lindabankhead@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 6:24 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Dallas and sons > >  I agree that some very nice bitches were bred to Dallas. We had some > problems in our breed; lack of bone and substance, over all soundness > mentally and physically. Dallas was able to balance this out. The owners > were smart enough to go out and find the right bitches. More power to > them! What is lacking in some posts is recognizing the fact that the dog > obviously passed on some great genetic traits through his sons/grandsons. > You can't deny this when you go to highly competitive shows and see the > winners. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================