I had? a pair of sisters who were my foundation. They were 16 x Lance. They lived to be 13 yrs old. One of them produced my first Champion , Am Can Ch Greenwood's Colrichter HIC OFA who lived to be 14 yrs 8 mos old. Most of that litter lived until 11 or more and the litter sister produced the same way. It isn't how many times a dog is in there. It's where he is, what he's bred to in there and how the combinations come down the line. Line breeding, inbreeding or out crossing. It's all in the care and judgment you take with it. -----Original Message----- From: Shepherds4us@xxxxxxx To: spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 3:09 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Linebreed and Inbreeding on Stud Dogs I guess it depends on what you are breeding for? To keep the style and type you want, you may have to go back to the "Well". Many stud dogs are bred to because of titles; ie, GV or Select. Breed to the dogs you have seen and the progeny that they have produced from different bitches, not just a few and from varied bloodlines. The "Good One's" will be dominant in their type and style. If they are dying or died to young, find out what they died from and why they died. If you are not willing to take the risk vs. the reward, then that's your decisions. JMO Todd and Joanie Vigor Tonor German Shepherds; CH. Ken-Delaine's Buddie V Fran-Jo, OFA H&E, TC Ponca Hill's Just Foxxy Lady, CGC, TC, TDI Tonor's Divine Miss M, OFA, TC Tonor's Showgirl, OFA H&E, TC **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=De cemailfooterNO62) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================