This is the first I have heard that "there are a lot of missing teeth out there". Really? I am not being facetious here, I really did not know that. Back in the 80s we saw maybe more than usual, but haven't heard it lately, until now. There were a number of dogs shown with missing pre-molars (I owned one). Mine never made it beyond class wins, and rightly so I believe. She was a well bred nice female, but not of the superior quality that you could ignore the teeth. I thnk that it is such an easy thing to select against, that like Sally,I choose to not have one here. Cynthia Sally <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yes, there are missing teeth out there, there are ALOT worse problems than that.... but, you must always weigh the good with the bad. Prioritize your problems before you do ANY breeding. Know your own lines +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I agree but there are a lot of missing teeth out there right now. When people take the OH WELL attitude And keep on breeding into it and doubling up on it the breed will be headed for trouble. Years ago you could stand at ringside and see holes in the mouths of a lot of Dobes - But they got tuff and corrected the situation. Is a missing tooth better then a mega sure but I don't want either one here Sally www.embroiderybysally.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ --------------------------------- Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and get answers from real people who know. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================