I can only say that I never used a long coat for breeding. I had a few that were pretty nice, with the exception of the coat. If you do your homework and breed to a stud that doesn't carry the coat factor, then I say go for it, providing all other factors are what you want to keep in your lines. Many time's my coats were the best ones, and probably would have produced nicely. Now I look back at the coulda, shoulda, woulda factor with regrets. Beryl Eshom Arelee GSD Davis, CA. ----- Original Message ----- From: <vicisheps@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd-l: freelists.org" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 6:47 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] use of Long Coats for breeding >I am trying to decide what to do with two long coated female puppies that >are now 6 months old...I have had very limited experience with coats and >I'm not sure if the "Bar" for determining whether to use them as breeding >stock is set higher then a regular coated GSD...or if to just place them as >strictly "PETS"... not only do they have outstanding pedigrees, except for >the long coat, they are as nice as their pointed siblilngs... > > How do most people deal with coats? Is there any big drawbacks when > introducing them into you breeding program? I would appreciate any input, > whether good, bad, or ugly... > > Thanks > > Michelle > veni, vedi, "ViciSheps" ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================