Totally agree with Liz. When considering the "bigger picture" it doesn't feel so good. Ileana Sent from my iPhone On Mar 4, 2013, at 10:00 AM, Lealynn@xxxxxxx wrote: > As am I. Can you imagine a puppy buyer who buys a dog and a few years > later the dog gets _____ (fill in the blank, immune problem, epi, cancer, > epilepsy, torsion, aspergillosis, etc. etc.) and their Vet says it's > genetic. > You will now be on the hook for treatment and we all know that treatment > with some is "Vets gone Wild". Then if the dog doesn't make it, you will > now > be sued for emotional distress because you produced a "genetic timebomb" > as I've heard some vets call pure bred dogs. A replacement puppy or > purchase price refund will no longer be adequate for some. > > People need to look ahead and understand the laws of "Unintended > Consequences" when dealing with "feel good" legislation. > > Liz > _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) > GSDCA member since 1976 > Signers of the Breeders Code > AKC Breeder of Merit > > In a message dated 3/3/2013 9:36:30 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > DOGSRLUV@xxxxxxx writes: > > I am with Stormy on this one and very concerned. > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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 2012. 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/ ============================================================================