Almost 16 years ago I whelped a litter from which I kept a bitch with an umbilical hernia. When she matured, the hernia was the size of a large walnut. She finished from Bred By Exhibitor, and had four litters during her lifetime. The hernia didn't interfere with anything. I lose that bitch this past spring... Her half brother, who was a year younger, had a hernia just like hers...he was my best stud dog... the hernia never interfered with him, either. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <myjoygs@xxxxxxx> To: <cyndy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bedkar@xxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 7:37 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Umbilical hernias - to repair or not? > What if its a bitch and you breed her, if the hernia is like the size of a > quarter, will it tear more once the bitches stomach starts to extend.? > Just curious is others have bred a bitch with a good size umbilical > hernia. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================