i believe that houston died young of bloat and gotti only made it to eight. those things bother me more then the hips and elbows do ---- Helen Franklin <helenfranklin520@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > lots of wisdom in that post....... > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:21 PM, <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > and what a total waste it would have been had houston simply > > "disappeared." i and many others had great success with dogs coming > > down from houston > > and had no issues with hips. this all goes back to the > > throw-the-baby-out-with-the-bathwater syndrome - that makes no sense. > > what does make sense is > > to use a spectacular animal like houston and keep careful track of the > > progeny for a number of generations. at least hips and elbows are issues > > that > > can be seen. i really have a hard time understanding why many demand OFA > > H&E but will knowingly and willingly breed to a dog or use a bitch that is > > known to pass on life threatening health issues or temperament problems. > > jmo, > > diane > > =============================================== > > > > _blackhawkfarms214@gmail.com_ (mailto:blackhawkfarms214@xxxxxxxxx) > > wrote: > > We all remember how beautiful Sel Ch. 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