WELL, QUITE FRANKLY IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS A LOT MORE TO THE STORY THAN YOU ARE TRULY TELLING, IF YOU ASK ME. IT ALSO SOUNDS AS IF YOUR FRIEND IS ONLY CONCERNED WITH "LOOSING OUT" ON WHATEVER MONIES ARE TO BE MADE WITH THE ONE SURVIVING PUPPY. THE MEDICAL CONDITION IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW, BECAUSE -BEFORE YOU CAN GET A TRUE ANSWER FROM A BREEDER ON WHAT THEY WOULD REALLY DO - WE MUST KNOW IF THE MEDICAL CONDITION WAS CAUSED THROUGH NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE BITCH OWNER AND NOT AN INHERITABLE TRAIT. IF THIS IS THE CASE - THEN I DON'T FEEL THE OWNER OF THE BITCH IS ENTITLED TO A PENNY (OR EITHER PUPPY, OR A REPEAT BREEDING)!! IF THE OWNER OF THE STUD DOG IS WILLING TO PUT IN THE TIME AND EXPENSE TO TRY TO SAVE A PUPPY THAT YOU SAY MAY OR MAY NOT MAKE IT - THEY DEFINITELY DESERVE CREDIT - NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD GO TO THAT EXTREME. SO, MAYBE TELLING THE WHOLE STORY WOULD HELP IN GETTING CORRECT ADVICE???? Terri Stout _Cresthaven Kennels_ (http://cresthavenkennels.com/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================