Hi List, Anyone here know anything about Bulldogs?? My neighbors have a 3 yr old female they paid $1,800 for --they just wanted a pet but they love the breed and thought they were getting her from a good breeder--and her breeder took them for a ride-took them 2 years to get the registration and then they were told never to breed her unless they gave the breeder ALL the puppies-it was a bad scene-theres more-but anyway-tonite they called me over to see their NEW dog. ;-( It is a 2 yr old male and he is quite a bit bigger than the female and looks like he may have good breeding ??? but my concern is that although they said he was VERY friendly with EVERYONE-all he did for the 15 mon I was there was lay all sprawled out on the ground. And his shoulders-I know they have huge wide shoulders-upper arms-but his looked quite a bit out of proportion to the rest of him. He finally-with MUCH persuading-got up and lumbered around a bit-for a minute. He seemed to walk like a bulldog-I just am concerned for them-they paid almost $2,000 for him and although they said they got the registration and pedigree and a sales contract (I did teach them something), I haven't seen it yet-and I do know bulldogs have a pretty bad problem with hip dysplasia and breathing problems-anyone have any input for me about this? I cant figure out why anyone would want anything other than a GSD-but then-that's me. I guess someone has to love the "other" breeds. ;-)) I just want to sound like I know a little something tomorrow nite when I go over to see them and see the paperwork that came with the dog. They are NOT breeders-may-or may not-use him to breed their female. You know how people many times "look" like their dogs?? Well, Jimmy is kind of built like a bull----dog-has huge shoulders and was in some kind of accident and has a scar/deformed upper lip--. They are really WONDERFUL neighbors and I sure hope they got a good dog. Thanks for listening. Cheri Hunt Cheradon Shepherds - Breeder/owner of Ch. Cheradon Achtung Erynbrook Molokai, TC, OFA H&E, CA, PA, TH, NORMAL & "GSDCA Health Merit Excellent" aka "Champion Mikey" Ch. Mikey Cameo's site Jenna's Page Danny's Page ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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 ============================================================================