My pup will be 6 months on the 6th and no the breeder didn't guarantee him. I asked for a working dog that I could perhaps show. I will be working him in obedience, agility, rally, tracking and herding (if I can find someone way up here). I also have a 5 year old spayed female that is Novice titled in CKC obedience, agility, tracking and in CARO Rally-O. I had attended the last two Canadian Nationals and got the bug to show but my primary request of my breeder was for a healthy puppy. My 5 year old has EPI, arthritis and spondylosis so I wanted this one to be 'relatively' problem free. I figure I can spend the next couple of years learning the show ropes and on the way I'll find the breeder that will share the next 'great' dog with me. Thank you all for your quick response. I'm in Northern Ontario, Canada and am a member of our local Kennel Club, the GSDCC, the CKC, the AAC, and CARO. We have 2 local all breed shows here per year but the GSD entries are always very low. I'm quite active in the performance side of the equation and really wanted to round it off by learning the conformation side. Again, thank you for all your responses, I'll be lurking on the side. Mary-Anne You need to be a member of the GSDCA. Here is a link http://www.gsdca.org/ Sorry about your pup. How old is he and did the breeder guarantee him? Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================