Not that I know of. My point is not that you or I or anyone else should inbreed or linebreed or outcross.......but that I think it's a little unfair to insist that a breeder that does all of the above should grow a litter out until they are middle age to prove they are all fine and healthy when they do a close linebreeding because only outcrosses are healthy sound litters..............? If that were the case.....none of us would ever inbreed or closely linebreed. So I have a question for you........ Do you think a breeder that knows more about the lines they are using for a close breeding is MORE accountable than a breeder that does numerous outcrosses......? Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: SegerWind@xxxxxxx To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx ; lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx ; spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 7:18 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line OK Carolyn I have a question?? Is or are out cross breedings any worse than all of the "inbreeding" that has occurred in/with our breed over the last 20 years?? I am asking a legitimate question here and I open to anyone's opinion here on the list. Thanks Steven Segerwinds Home of Asgard's Contezza In a message dated 9/8/2010 9:14:13 A.M. Central Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Be glad to.........as soon as you send me a 4 generation pedigree of outcrosses that have not produced any issues.......and show me the entire litter on your property that you raised to middle age to prove there were no issues like you felt Mike should do with his close breedings. <G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx ; spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 6:03 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Inbreeding - A tool to test the health of your line Carolyn if you have a 4 generation pedigree that hasn't produced any issues, forward it to me please. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 9/7/2010 6:44:30 P.M. 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