>>>>From: "Paula Cooke" <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:21:35 GMT Subject: Re: mutts FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION!! If your pure-bred GSD's can't compete with other dogs, mutt or pure bred, is the answer to get rid of the competition???? WOW!!! How sad. BTW....If someone comes up to me and asks where to buy a top obedience prospect GSD puppy from, I don't have a clue where to send them!! I don't know ANYONE who SUCCESSFULLY breeds GSD's for consistently good WORKING ABILITY!!! Paula, 266 days and counting ---I just couldn't pass this one up. There are MANY of us who breed specifically FOR good working GSD's! I, for one, even tho I might have slightly different aims for each litter, am ALWAYS breeding for good working ability---whether the litter is intended for herding, obedience, schutzhund, or something else. ALL of my dogs are titled in herding, tracking, obedience, rally and are therapy dogs. Some are working in agility as well. Some have done some Schutzhund. My last litter I specifically bred for sheep herding ability, tested 6 of the 9 puppies at 4 months of age, and ALL were good natural herders. There is nothing better than a smart, eager and intelligent GSD who wants to work with you, and many of us DO breed for that. My motto is "striving to produce dogs sound of body and mind". Cynthia Binder DVM Binderhaus Shepherds ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================