[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Live Long and Prosper? NOT
- From: "Penny & Bill" <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ELG440@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 12:39:11 -0500
Hi,
I have been in it for 30 years, just a few less than you. What I heard from
the pet people who called for a puppy 30 years ago was: "My GSD just died of
old age." What I hear now is: "my GSD, who was 1 (2,3,4) just died of bloat,
torsion, toxic gut, DM ".
I think the Veterans Class at the National is larger because more breeders know
that John Q. Public would like to see our old guys--I know I do. My favorite
class at The National is the Parade of Greats, because I know they have made it
and haven't succumbed to some of the genetic problems in our breed.
I am not tricked by what I hear. I know that during the last 10 years I have
bought pups and young adults from reputable and some not so reputable breeders.
From these I have one whose ear didn't stand,various animals with hip and
elbow problems, heart murmurs that DID NOT go away, Toxic Gut, pancreas
problems, infertility in a 2 year old male--AND SO ON. I know I am forgetting
something. What did I do? I placed all those animals with loving
families--and for the most part got replacements. I must be a hard head not to
have quit--I felt like it many times.
Breeding is a scary thing. And from MY personal experience health issues are
worse than they were 30 years ago.
Penny in NY
Penny & Bill
Landsend Kennels
Since 1974
----- Original Message -----
From: ELG440@xxxxxxx
To: Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Live Long and Prosper? NOT
In a message dated 12/5/2004 5:23:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
We have "bred" ourselves into a corner, I believe. There seem to be many
more problems than solutions.
Having been in it 35 years or so, I can tell you they died a lot more thirty
years ago, and younger. We have three fantastic dogs, Dragonslayer, Destiny and
Dakota. They were all finished by 14 months, the males were dead by three years
old, that was in 1983.
We have lots of dogs living longer, but in the age of communication, we hear
more about the ones dying. Look at the veterans class at the national, we used
to have an entry of two or three, twenty years ago, and now we have divided it
into groups to fit the entry.
Don't be tricked by what you hear, look at the 13 club, talk to Fred, the
Fords, Rinke, Tedi, Twyla, or those who are breeding. Yes, we do have problems
and yes you do have to be careful the lines you use. But, like so many other
things we continue to improve the breed, and longevity is one of the
improvements.
Evan
Asgard German Shepherds
http://www.asgardgsd.com/
Where Type Movement and Temperament come together
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