Well, been there. After someone who professes to LOVE Dexter went around telling people he torsioned, we were put on the spotlight. Dexter in fact did not torsion, he did have surgery to remove a blockage in his intestine, courtesy of an action figure that belong to the kids next door. Not sure if it was Batman, but that's what the remains looked like. This "loving" person never talked to us. This person only heard Dexter had surgery, so obviously it had to be torsion. That was in July, a couple of years ago, and he went Select that following September. He was cleared to get back to road working and training after 17 days, although he had to stay on a different diet, that was gentler on his intestines, for 3 months. Imagine the face on this "loving" person when confronted. I have no tolerance for BS. We have had dogs that have bloated/torsioned. We know what to look for, and after watching the pain my children went thru after losing their loving pets, there is no way I could knowingly breed an animal that has produced this condition. But it takes two. So if a dog dies of this condition, and progeny dies of this condition, and littermates dies of this condition, I don't need a genetic study to tell me this is a dog to avoid. Its called common sense. But who cares?? A top winning dog producing mega/torsion/thyroid and DM issues will be a top producer because the puppies sell. That's seems to be where we are, disgustingly. And yes, I believe these four to be the biggest problems. Strictly speaking of health. Don't believe everything you hear. Sometimes is just BS. Sometimes is jealousy. Sometimes in competition. Speak to the owners and consider the source (or sources). Ileana In a message dated 1/23/2012 8:41:15 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I don't share your concern re honest breeders. Maybe I just hang with > a group of really ethical folks but when I have asked the right > questions, I've gotten the right (and brutally honest) answers. I'm glad you have, but then again I didn't mention honest breeders(which we seem to have so few of) and you are located in the hot bed of mis-information. > The trouble as I see it is that some people don't ask. > Ahh yes, this is so true. So a followup, what would you tell someone interested in breeding to your dog? ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================