I never bred very many litters in my life time as I was so afraid of where they were going and how they were going to be treated. In the few litters I did have, I had 2 coats. They were the smartest, most loving,& had the best shoulders in the litter.??? One of my coated bitches went to a local farmer and herded cattle for him for 10 years. He loved that bitch so much that he had a formal picture of the 2 of them. His family told me his grief for that bitch was just unbelievable. I just wish he would have sent me that picture. Sandi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beryl" <arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "thelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 8:32 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: OH My....disagree > It has been my experience (40 years) that when and if I had a long coat in > the litter, invariably they were the best one's overall except for the > coat > factor. > To this day I have often thought that there were a some of them I should > have kept. I didn't, but they were usually the best (overall) in the > litter > with the exception of the coat factor. I am not sure if it is because of > the > communication we have now, but we seem to be more aware of the number of > dogs who do or do not carry the coat factor. > Hindsight, coulda, shoulda, woulda. > > Beryl Eshom > Arelee GSD > Davis, CA > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arcturus" <Arcturus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "thelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 5:49 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] OH My.... > > >> This site states "facts" about long coats vs. short coats. What >> misleading BS. http://www.bestshepherds.com/sitefile/sp102a40.php >> >> Sue T > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 ============================================================================