this sounds like someone who advocates for zero population growth - is that what you intended to say? you posted something last week that intimated that your dogs live to be 26+ years old. i highly doubt you meant it to sound that way but perhaps you need to reread your posts before you send them. condescension toward a group that contains many successful breeders/exhibitors will never get your point(s) across - even those, few and far between that they may be, that make sense. we have all had dogs with health issues. if we continue to have dogs, they will have health issues. they are living creatures and it goes with the territory. to assume that one writer, in this case willis, has all the answers and all those answers are 100% correct, is ignorant at best. we have read many books on the subject and none of us has all the answers and we never will. should we then, by your line of thought, destroy the breed and be done with it? if that's your point, please find another hobby. it's offensive. diane ============================================== scenecrest (theresa) wrote: Since you brought people into the equation... Question if you knew you had a serious health issue that could be passed on to your children would you have them? Point being if a dog can pass on a known health or temperament issue why would you want to breed them on? Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================