Since there's been a lot of discussion on the list about health issues and breeding, I thought I would forward this article. It has appeared in the AKC gazette and was in the Breeders newsletter I just got from AKC. For those of you who don't know the author, Pat Trotter, she is MRS. NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND. Pat virtually owns all the records in the Norwegian Elkhound breed. If you ever see her at a show, do go up and talk to her. She's very interesting and extremely knowledgeable. http://www.pages01.net/americankennelclub/2013_akc_breeder/07_genes/?spMailingID=5575157&spUserID=MjQzMjQ1NDQyMjQS1&spJobID=159919644&spReportId=MTU5OTE5NjQ0S0 You probably will need to cut and paste the link into your browser. Sue Mazzeo ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================