I've not been able to find *anything *online to validate this claim, but someone told me the other day (a long-time breeder) that you should never breed sable to sable because it leads to problems later on, such as cancer, etc. Is there any truth to this?? Kristen ************************************************************************************ Diseases are not linked to the sable color any more than they would be linked to black, bi-color or black and tan. But somewhere in the deep recesses of my memory, I recall having read (heard) that the white color in GSDs is disallowed in the conformation ring due to a lack of vitality, skin problems, et al. Maybe that's not true, either. Penny ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================