Danannkennel@xxxxxxx writes: Well Pat I don't quite remember it that way. I am sure I told you his sire was down in pastern when I saw him as a pup because I don't hide things. "Don't worry " no way did I say that because things like that upset me and I do worry To the best of my knowledge only two other dogs had problems with down pasterns out of Nasdaq >. I personally have never had one. If you had asked about pasterns before the breeding I would have told you what I knew. It is also quite possible the other two were from litters after yours. what being a judge has to do with your problem is being me ********************************* Sally, I never mentioned any names in my post about down pasterns to the list and never intended to. I merely wanted to make a point that all the remedies for down pasterns that were being suggested would not be necessary if an ounce of prevention were used by doing some research. And yes shame on me for not asking questions. But then Iâ??m the one dealing with the problem, and I love my boy regardless. Iâ??m sorry you felt you had to respond, because I was just trying to make a point from my personal experience - there was no malice intended. Regards, Pat ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================