You do need to be a breeder to have the knowledge of pedigrees or research lines to find good health and sound temperament in a puppy. As anyone can breed 2 GSD's together to produce a litter as very few dogs will not co-operate. However your right that does not make them a good breeder. Years of success of producing puppies with few health issues and sound temperament proves it all. If a young GSD passes away with no reason mentioned if you see other related dogs did too it should make you question their health and why. Most owners tell of how they lost their GSD if you ask and then if you research the pedigree you can find answers. Theresa ________________________________ From: Fran Henry fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 6:55 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Opinions on this Article? Though I'm not a breeder, I research lines and pedigrees and do my very best to select puppies with good health and good temperament on both sides. Just because one CAN breed a litter doesn't mean one SHOULD. Fran Henry Home of Konigin's My Abilene, TC, CGC ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================