While we talk of the 'diseases' in our wonderful dogs.........we need to be aware of a disease some of the people in our sport come down with. Oddly.......it is more deadly to other people for the destruction it causes them, than the actual carrier of the disease. It is called 'SDS'.........the dreaded 'stud dog syndrome.'...because it does not seem to affect the bitches so much. Those affected seem to love to hear bad things about some else's stud dog.......and any little hint or inuendo blows up into something major until it causes pain to the owner of another stud dog.............<G> When your dog goes U.S. Grand Victor the disease seems to become more intense. Research is looking at some genetic link to "green eyed" monsters. <G> Often the cure or at least some relief of the pain seems to have to do with finding honest friends and people who truly love the Breed........no matter who wins........and there is nothing wrong with THAT!! <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com InquestGSD@xxxxxxx writes: Don't believe everything you hear. Sometimes is just BS. Sometimes is jealousy. Sometimes in competition. **************************************************** The first time I ran into this was with Dragonslayer. That was in the early 80s. I heard he died at least three times while he was still alive. I don't know why people feel the need to say these things, but I also heard that O'Connor tortioned. He too was operated on because he ate his food off the gravel and loaded up with stones. It is always best to ask. I agree that we have little problem with dishonest breeders. When you are dealing with people like Liz, Twyla, Tedi, Dave Coleman or Jack Newton, when you ask Carolyn or Bud, you get honest responses. We all ask, and get the answers we need. If you find people lie to you about their dogs, talk to different people. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan 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/ ============================================================================