It has been proven that bitches bred more frequently conceive better. Skipping bitches is something we "humans" feel is necessary. If the body doesn't feel that it is prepared to handle a conception and carry puppies to term..it won't allow it. nature does a great job of taking care of things..humans usually screw it up. that is why I take issue with the "Breeders" Code" when it states that bitches can't be bred more than 3 times in a row without a vets OK..what the Hell does the vet know? does he know more about the bitch than you do..what if she had 3 litters in a row of 2 puppies each.If you are a qualified and knowledgeable breeder you know what you bitches can handle and if and when they should be bred. The Red Book is great tool for many reasons, that is if you know how to read it. It shows statistics and you can tell who are really the producers..and who have been bred to be made to "look" like producers. people don't some to comprehend that a dog bred 40 times with 30 champions is a much better producer than a dog bred 150 times with 60 champions. C.Grainger > [Original Message] > From: Donna M. Calabrese <onaluzlead@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <vande001@xxxxxxxxx>; freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 6/14/2006 3:01:14 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The Red Book > > I know well respected breeders that have bitches that breed them every > season...and people buy them like hotcakes...to have that great daughter = > or > son out of a winning combination and/or top producing sire and dam. Who = > are > any of us to judge... in other countries, they breed them over and over > again. The main point of this thread is to open up discussion on honesty = > in > the Red book, a tool that many use to help make decisions in their = > breeding > program.=20 > Let's hope that people aren't afraid to hide the truth in fear of people > snickering down their noses at something... > Donna Calabrese > > -----Original Message----- > From: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf = > Of > Edwin Hill > Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 3:50 PM > To: vande001@xxxxxxxxx; freelist > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: The Red Book > > the seventh litter came after the sixth...hope that helps you...Ed > Cynthia VanDenBerge <vande001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I couldn't get past the > 'seven' litters! Cynthia > Edwin Hill wrote: Being in this sport some 10 years or so...I have never > ever seen a "Red Book"..I sort of know whats in it, and I agree that it > could be a useful tool in formulating a breeding program....I have a = > bitch > in this year's book so the editor has been on my you-know -what to get = > the > info into her...well when I finally did she was a bit surprised at what = > I > wrote...well I gave an honest assessment of the 7 litters that she has > produced, no more , no less.....based on a further discussion with the > editor I got the impression that most folks are not that forth coming = > when > talking about problems from their animals...well if this is true, and I > don't know if it is or not...why have a Red Book...if folks can not tell = > it > like it is, why tell it at all.......on a related subject I get into > disagreeing conversations with Ann Marie all the time about = > pedigrees...I > used to get into arguments with my wife before she was my wife about = > "arrest > records"...I look at pedigrees just like I do > arrest records...they both give me an image of the past, they both MAY = > give > me an in site to the future, but both are way over-rated in trying to > predict the future...the most important dogs in the pedigree are the two > dogs stuck together for twenty minutes or so....how many of you look = > like > somebody 4 generations away on your pedigree...except for Shirley Briggs > O'Brien...she was line bred on Bucannon...lol...FB > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= > =3D > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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