Breeding so heavily on popular studs decreases the gene pool even further. There are areas of our country that become "dog incestuous" not for the purpose of line or in-breeding, but because of popular owners, hyperbole, p.r., winning sires, whatever. We need to broaden our horizons, look for sires that are not the "fad of the moment", but good for the breed. Stormy Hope Feeding time in snowy Colorado In a message dated 11/30/04 5:42:52 PM, Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx writes: > The true and serious problem facing us today as serious breeders, is this: > Many of our lines are genetically saturated with particular Health > problems. > Our Gene Pool is small and does not give us a lot of 'wiggle room'... > *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================