i also have taken dogs back...one was where their daughter was allergic to dogs and the daughter was crying horribly that it was a difficult situation....i still have that dog and wouldn't regret my decision....i also had a young dog that i had purchased and was assured that the mother of the pup was from OFA stock and the sire was OFA but at the age of 4 months, the pup was laying down when at that age, he should be running and playing...when we Xrayed the pup, he had NO hip sockets....the breeder did the responsible thing and took the dog back and replaced the pup with another gorgeous one that i finished ....as breeders, we bring these dogs into this world and have a responsibility to stand behind our breeding when things go wrong....when i bred i made sure all my dogs were OFA and tried to research the bloodlines to the best of my ability....some breeders wont take dogs back, i have and so have others....due to health reasons, i no longer breed but i will always miss that puppy breath and will always have a German Shepherd Dog in my life....i still have 8 of my show dogs that if i ever lose them as they get older, their loss would be unbearable....natalie CLOVERLEIFE HILL KENNELS (Natalie and Jerry Stewart) CH Cloverleife's Firecracker - CH Cloverleife's Dimples CH Cloverleife's Bit O' Honey - CH Cloverleife's Cappuccino CH Carmil's Amadeus v Windywood ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================