I think what he is saying is similar to what they do in some breeds of horses. Every so often you can "appendix" register a horse, ie you can take an appaloosa and breed to a quarter horse, then take the resulting progeny and go back into appaloosa lines. I had an App that had lines that went back to quarter horse for one generation. This was done to get more mane and tail as typically Apps don't have much. However, my app did not have color, not one spot and the only sclerotic coloring of the skin he had was on his testicles, which were removed! LOL! He did have a beautiful mane and tail, though but he lacked all the traits that would distinguish him as an appaloosa!I also had an appendix registered quarter horse mare. Her lines were outcrossed with Thoroughbreds. She was not a great mare. She was refined like a thoroughbred can be, and she did not have the typical sound temperament of many quarter horses.In other words, like my appaloosa, she was not the "best of both worlds" either. Awhile back there was a discussion about "Oppenhiemer's rules" One of those rules( and its one of my favorites) is to not do injudicious outcrosses as they lead to an amalgamation of problems, and the outcome of your litters are hard to predict. Outcrosses should only be done for an absolute specific reason, and then you are to keep ONLY the progeny that exhibit the improvement. naturally Oppenheimer was talking about within the breed, could you imagine the problems you could potentially get and how unpredictable even your future litters would be if you were to outcross to a different breed??? Christine ----- Original Message ----- From: Kate Syssoloff <rockannand@xxxxxxx> To: stormy435@xxxxxxxxx Cc: Show GSD List <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:34:25 -0000 (UTC) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Opinions on this Article? In the T. Becker interview, he mentions creating healthier dogs by taking a registered dog and breeding it to another similar (same group), registered breed of dog. Ultimately, creating a mixed breed, but healthier? How can this be healthier.. much less ever registered? And, who is going to do all the fixing and breeding of all groups? It sounds like a structure made of cards, we'll just knock it all over and start from the beginning. Holy smoke!! Kate @ Rockannand ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy V. Hope" <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Show GSD List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, 6 August, 2013 9:33:20 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Opinions on this Article? 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