I'll go one more than that Liz...VACCINES.how many dogs lost to hemangio are given multi- valent vaccines as puppies, or even still, as adults or more than one rabies shot in a lifetime? How about the overuse of antibiotics like Flagyl, Albon, Tylan? Wormers? Flea preventatives? Kibbles of questionable quality? I think it is more teratogenic than genetic. I think dogs are being poisoned , slowly but surely, right after weaning, despite best intentions. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com*<http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com> PUP-DATED: JULY 20, 2010 *Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle * * "Victory... There's Something In a Name"* On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 7:39 AM, <Lealynn@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Just curious....how many dogs that were Dx'd with this ( or any cancer) > were drinking water provided primarily from a garden hose (unless > specifically > marked, they are not designed to be used for drinking water)? How many > had just tap water with no filtering system? How many were eating from > plastic dishes? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================