As everyone knows a dog that is sterile can not pass it on, how did my message bring up this subject? There are far more important health and temperament issues a sire or dam can pass on than whether a dog is sterile or not. So what if a dog wins the Championship and he is sterile, if he is a great representative of the breed it doesn't matter. I see way too many Champion winners that are never prepotent enough to pass themselves on anyway. Theresa On Fri, 9/28/12, ELG440@xxxxxxx <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: In a message dated 9/28/12 6:55:14 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, scenecrest.geo@xxxxxxxxx writes: *** Depends on why they are unsound, if they could pass it on or not. If it is an inherited unsoundness they should never place. *** This subject has perplexed me for a few weeks now. Let's be honest, it is because one of the top winning dogs is rumored to be sterile. It has tested our perception of what is a dog show, and what is the purpose? It has generated some great opinions and different perspectives. Evan L. Ginsburg ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================