As a breeder I do not find it unusual at all that another breeder would check for bites...even if there was never a problem in the past...as a breeder I AUTOMATICALLY check bites, testicles, and ears simply because those are the three obvious things that MIGHT be an issue when you are looking at prospective shows pups. From your email, it appears that there was an issue with bites in that breeding...but generally speaking any and all breeders that I know just automatically check for those three things I mentioned...does not automatically mean that there have been issues in the past...just saying that this is not a "sign". Pauline Moon - _www.ropajagsd.com_ (http://www.ropajagsd.com/) Ropaja German Shepherds:Member-GSDCAmercia & GSDCAtlanta - Best In Show AKC JAM/AOE/ BISS CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaujolais OFA HIC; BISS AKC CH Ropaja's Chateau Beaulieu OFA HIC; Multi BOB & GRP W AKC CH. Ropaja's Je Suis Fleur De Lis; Multi-BOB & GRP W AKC CH Ropaja's Je Suis Gabrielle. In a message dated 6/7/2012 12:27:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Msg: #2 in digest From: Linda H. <stjamesgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: DM...awful thing Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 12:23:54 -0400 Cynthia, I have a 10 year old male that I think is suffering from DM. I have had German Shepherds since 1971 and have never had a problem. With my last litter I did an outcross to a nearby champion. When the litter was 8 weeks old the owner of the sire made a special trip to see the puppies. She checked all of their bites which we thought was odd.please let me know. Linda HendrixSt James ShepherdsLin Chi Tibetan Spaniels ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================