week If I could afford it my dogs would eat it everyday. Ed -- Original Message ----- From: Morton Goldfarb <janandmort@xxxxxxx> To: ELG440@xxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:51:23 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Elimination or avoidance No genes cannot be eliminated BUT as in ovarian and breast malignancies those are identified and various treatments are instituted Perhaps one day immune therapy will pave the way Until then the search goes on Again I feel very strongly in avoiding environmental toxins and making sure the food chain is as pure as possible I remember being in Germany many years ago and seeing GSD's 14-16 years old doing great No vaccines no kibble no anti flea meds etc and I saw the first stomach of the cows hanging over the fences with the green stuff still inside and flies all around THAT is what was fed to the dogs Soooo!! Lets do the best we can as these will continue to be seen and infuse new blood Morton "In the end it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away" Morton Goldfarb,M.D. FACS On Jun 28, 2013, at 6:20 PM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > Morton, can we eliminate any genes? As I understand it, genes are > permanent. All we can do is breed away from them, (good luck getting people to > breed who we say), and/or be prepared to treat the problems. > > In dogs, have we eliminated any genes, or have we just tried to avoid them, > or overcome them? > > Evan L. Ginsburg > gsyrfund.com > Asgard German Shepherds > _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) > Where Type Movement and Temperament come together > > In a message dated 6/28/13 1:15:10 P.M. 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