......selective breeding is what we all chose to do in an attempt to find perfection......well guess what...sometimes we ALL crash and burn....it's the gamble we choose to take!.....anyone out there that has a sibling of Icon that wants to get rid of him/her........give me a call...I'm willing to take that risk..... Great post Ed :) I happen to be at the "crash and burn" stage right now, sadly, and it is killing me. I HATE that part of this, as we all do, and it is hard to get past it sometimes - at least it is if you are breeding for the right reasons. Oh - and I have a sibling of Icon's (Miss Ruby) but no way am I giving her up :) Terri -----Original Message----- From: edwinx <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sun, May 19, 2013 2:16 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Hey! I got a solution ...I know a sure way to never bred another litter with any type of health dis-order EVER AGAIN.......let's all right this second stop breeding German Shepherds!.....I promise that will work....and now let me say I mean no disrespect to the Lister who posted about his dog's problem and I have no problem with him posting the problem on this list.......but let's not kid ourselves...every dog and bitch at your house and at my house has a chance to come down with some sort of horrible disabling decease.....we accept this risk each and every time we do a breeding...every breeder decides which risks he/she is willing to take based on what ever information known ( or unknown) about the history of the sire and dam......selective breeding is what we all chose to do in an attempt to find perfection......well guess what...sometimes we ALL crash and burn....it's the gamble we choose to take!.....anyone out there that has a sibling of Icon that wants to get rid of him/her........give me a call...I'm willing to take that risk.....oh yeah...one more thing....send money to Evan for the JR Handlers award cuz if you're still showing dogs in ten years.....they will most likely be shown by one of these Jrs.......the old handlers are breaking down, breaking bones, and getting older everyday....somebody get me Zack's number just in case Basu blows out his knee AGAIN!...lol.....Ed Hill ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================