For me, none of them. The 4 dogs I mentioned lived over a span of 20+ years. In fact, the 4 dogs were in two different houses. No garden hoses, no plastic dog dishes (house dogs ceramic, dog fed in a crate, stainless), water is filtered (and tested). In fact, the ground I'm on now has NEVER even been farmed. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 9/2/2010 10:40:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Lealynn@xxxxxxx writes: 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? Many cancers are caused from exposure to petroleum products. In cases where more than 1 animal in a small area has come down with the same type, has there been any research on environmental influences in that area? Old farm where gas/oil might have leaked into the soil from old tractors etc. Those things leach into the water table. Then all it takes is a trigger (like stress from showing, breeding, moving which does affect the immune system) to set the cell mutation process in motion. Liz _www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/) GSDCA member since 1976 Signers of the Breeders Code In a message dated 9/2/2010 6:06:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: So much has to do w/ environment... ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================