They're not so "nice" if they are dead. I'm not about waiting for a particular age, but the number of people who are doubling and tripling up on the same problems blows me away. And I don't want to hear someone didn't "know". That argument has worn so thin I could read a newspaper through it. A body would have to have their head in the sand... Yet every day we see litter brags that go something like this...half brother to half sister and oh yeah, THEIR sire bloated and is tacked...anybody want a puppy? They should all be stars...sigh:( Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds In a message dated 4/13/2009 6:56:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bnbgsds2000@xxxxxxxxx writes: Since we have dogs dying at a relatively young(2-5 years)age if we wait till 4 what will that do to our(already)declining gene pool. There have been several nice males die recently. **************The Average US Credit Score is 692. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221621489x1201450100/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID% 3D62%26bcd%3DAprilAvgfooterNO62) ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================