I agree how are we to reach the goal of improving our shepherds in health as well as structure if we can't make an informed decision on who to breed to because the owners of the sire and/or dam are secretive on what is behind their lines. If you have a bloodline that may have bloat, mega or toxic gut do you really want to breed to another line that as the same. There is nothing wrong with being honest and forthcoming and the people who take that and spread it negatively are going to no matter what. I admire the ones who are honest about what is in their bloodlines, it takes courage. Joyce MyJoy Shepherds Home of Sel. Ch. Aramist's Enchanted of MyJoy OFA Hips/Elbows _http://myjoygs.tripod.com_ (http://myjoygs.tripod.com/) **************Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's capital.(http://www.aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000027) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================