Without even remotely wishing to touch this with a 10 foot pole, I expect what Fred meant to say was the same as I have been saying for eons.. If only the human race were as careful about their breeding program as dog breeders are - we could surely rid the world of any number of genetic maladies that people agonize with every day.. This has nothing to do with prejudice but has to do with the fact that as careful as humans are, or want to be, about breeding dogs, the human race as a whole is very negligent in the production of the highest functioning mammal species in the world - human procreation is left simply to chance, were as we DEMAND any and all genetic testing, clearances and scans for our animals..We clearly function in a double standard... My daughter has poor vision, missing teeth, splayed feet - she is gorgeous on the outside (a great picture, although her sidegait leaves a little to be desired) but if we judged her by the same measures we judge our dogs, she should have been spayed and put in a pet home! LOLOL!! (but, then, I wouldn't have my gorgeous granddaughter, now would I??) Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================