Hello Barb, I DID NOT WRITE THE STATEMENT BELOW. Nancy Harper ----- Original Message ----- From: <BARBMARKH@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 2:44 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Sheila's post In a message dated 3/2/2007 12:37:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Beyond that, I hope all GSDCA members will take the time to analyze themselves and see if they are breeding too often and are possibily producing dogs at a rate that appears to be that of a mass producer of dogs. I found this rather an interesting statement - of the litters of GSD that are produced annually - the 3,500 to 4,000 members of the GSDCA probably do more to produce more correct, healthier, better tempermented dogs than the other 95% of the people that breed them - so what is the story here - we would like the members to stop breeding these better puppies to allow all the others to continue breeding lesser quality puppies for the public to buy? Leaving the "uninformed" breeders of puppies to do the breeding - I really think that we should encourage our members - who are probably the best informed on blood lines, health issues, confirmation and temperament issues - to do breedings - as they are the most active at finding really good homes for their puppies . . . . Did any one else find this statement unsettling? Barb ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================