Sounds like all the fools who think recessives are weak and therefore not acceptable. I really set them back when I say something like, "hmmmmm prick ears are a recessive trait. Want your dog to have hound ears?????" Now, before all of you loose your respective minds, DROP or HOUND ears are a dominant trait nad PRICK ears are a recessive! Breed any dog to a hound and ALL the ears in the litter will be hound! Learned that in my very first genetics class in college. Suzanne www.tsalishepherds.com Home of Ch Firedog, Ch Cookie, Ch Flair, BIS/BISS Ch Yancy, Ch Flash, and Lil' Miss Dancer!! Website updated 11/04 -------------- Original message -------------- > > The way he said it I got the idea he believed inbreeding "caused" it. > Inbreeding doesn't "cause" anything. It may bring it out if both parents > carry > it. > > Ginger Cleary ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================