JOAN HUBER wrote: >I FEEL THAT TO KEEP A PUPPY THAT HAS THAT PROBLEM YOU ARE ONLY ASKING FOR >TROUBLE.....IT IS GENETIC AND WILL BE PAST ON.....NOT GOOD!!!!!! JOAN HUBER > It will only be passed on if the dog is bred. My daughter had a great dog with mega who lived a great life with her and her family. He died at the age of nine, which is not really old, but certainly is a respectable span of years. All of us loved him a lot, and would not have missed having him in our lives for anything. Of course he was neutered. Doris Estabrook ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================