HUH? In the year 2007 we can't even prevent inheritable diseases in our own children yet! How would you expect us to solve all the health problems involved in breeding our dogs? As breeders we are responsible for every puppy and every dog we breed already and most of us run all the tests possible on our studs and dogs we intend to breed to try to avoid any problems at all. We would ALL give anything if every problem could be avoided!!! NOT ONE of us ever wants to make an owner of our pups unhappy.... out of pure decency and love of the Breed.......but there just are limitations upon what can always be done or known. and to use this person as leverage on the local small concerned Breeders is rewarding this man for his methods of denegrading our dogs. HE WINS!! When we begin to Legislate EVERYTHING.........we cease to be American! Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Louise Cauthen While revising The Breeder's Code - why not include language that encourages health tests to both be done on breeding animals and dogs offered at stud... and insist that it be available to puppy buyers. Protection of the unborn [from heritable disease] is a prevention of cruelty and an act of decency for the newcomer and family. Louise ============================================================================ 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================