Kathy,  I have not had a negative experience with any of my GSD's I bought or bred except health issues "Hemangioscarcoma". I would still buy these GSD's with no regrets or the pups I bred, the disease Hemangiosarcoma is running rampant in our breed. I believe the many that thought dogs to  bloat it was actually Hemangiosarcoma as some vets years ago did not have the technology of ultrasounds they do today, with some still do not.  Conformation and temperament is important to me, straight shoulders, short necks, down pasterns-hocks walking on the ground is not correct. I am open to see the GSDâ??s breeder and judges opinions privately who feel what is correct in their eyes.  A pup should not need their ears taped, artificial corrections of their limbs to look correct, they are whelped correct.  The above is being done,  Kathy's website I do not see it needed in her pups.  Theresa   On Wed, 9/5/12, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> wrote: To Theresa, I'm sorry you have such a negative experience. Most of us aren't breeding unsound pigs or for sure we wouldn't get referrals from veterinarians like the one above. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/)   ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================