In a message dated 5/18/2013 4:27:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, SegerWind@xxxxxxx writes: Hi Listers, I have debated back and forth if I should post....I feel I have an ethical and moral obligation to inform you that my Asgard's Contezza litter sister to Ch. Asgards Icon has Epilepsy.. yes she in on meds and doing well....the issue is Icon and Contezza are the 3rd repeat breeding with breeders knowing of this. It is a shame about Steve's bitch. We would refund his money, but she was a replacement for a dog he had that died. We always would take Contezza back, but Steve never asked us to. It is a shame he had to use this to malign Icon who in my opinion is one of the top dogs in the country right now. but, I understand his frustration and pain. His Contezza is one of 40 puppies from that breeding. I am sure he loves her, and would not give her up, but we would offer to take her back at any time, as we do with any of our dogs. After 40 years of breeding German shepherds it is always upsetting to find one has a health problem, but not unusual for any breeder. All you can do is try to find the cause, stand behind your puppies and make sure you do the best you can. I am certainly glad we were able to give Steven a dog he loves as he does Contezza. It is unfortunate that she had a problem. Those of us who show and breed know that problems will always come up. All we can do is stand behind our puppies and hope to find good homes for them. Evan L. Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================