In a message dated 12/1/2004 11:24:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx writes: > Syd: I'd love to have copies of those pedigrees.. Seriously!! > In my personal opinion, when you have a litter with such terrible > problems, none of their littermates should ever be used for breeding as you > don't > know who among the survivors are the carriers. > When we get DNA Markers then we can hope to identify the carriers that > appear not be affected physically, so we can see if they are genetically > affected. But that is a way off... so I am Really Interested in knowing how > you got to > the Shepherds you have now, without these problems... I think it would be a > good lesson for all especially the new people.. on the List. > Did these Shepherds produce more problems such as those that appeared in > their litters, when they were bred to others?? > How did you clean up the problems? > Did you stay with the same bloodlines?? > Did you outcross? > It is Very interesting and would be very helpful to learn how you bred away > from those problems..This is the kind of information we need... . Thanks!! > barb > Sorry Barb but if you eliminated every dog from breeding that had a sibling with a problem the gene pool would be a puddle. Fred Migliore ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================