Kate, I think very few people do their homework today. We see handlers controling many people's breeding programs and turning out cookie cutter puppies that are close enough to the standard to finish, but good or great, NOT Ann Home of Sel Ex # 6 Ch Maxwell, Sel Ex Ch Gilley and #1 Dam Muggles - owner/breeder of 69 champions and 19 ROMs --- On Fri, 10/24/08, Kate Syssoloff <rockannand@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Kate Syssoloff <rockannand@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Subject: A stud by any other name is still just a stud.... To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gsdstyle@xxxxxxx Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 2:54 PM If someone comes to you with a bitch that you think your stud can help improve any faults in her pups, why not you take an opportunity to engage them in discussions about the faults and the breed and educate them about the purpose >>>>>>>>>>>>> Because I know that if they come to me with a mediocre bitch, they have not read any of the numerous books out there available on that very subject. They have not done their homework or are looking to make back the money they shelled out on purchasing their bitch by selling puppies that will have some poor champion's name on the puppies that will be sold undercutting the going rate... no doubt. Trying to breed up to the standard takes years... may be generations even for competent Breeders. Accepting mediocre genes into the Breed will come back to bite you one day. The sudden appearance of something you've never had (wry mouth as an example)... We have enough variations of the standard.... lets not weaken them now, too. The all mighty buck..... ain't that a crying shame this day and age. Kate ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================