Kathy (bld email) I am, was, and will always be "the little guy" out there and I also have been there and cried my buckets of tears also. I am sorry for all of us that this type of thing happens to. Right now I have a 13.5 year old, a 10 Y.O., a 9 Y.O., 6 or 7 Y.O. and a 5 Y.O. dwarf. I used to feed raw, used all the supplements, (after my troubles started) & spent a fortune at the vet. My answer was not everybodies answer but I do not have any bloodlines that anyone on here would want, they are not "good" for the show ring. But they do a nice job on the Schutzhund field (when I make it there). I am still on this list to learn and there are a few whose posts/opinions I truely value. Pinehills Kathy and Barb Williams are just 2 of them!! I really hope things turn around for you Denise Jefferson Hills Pa www.tailgatemastertrucksteps.com Msg: #3 in digest From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:02:20 EDT Subject: Re: A wake up call for ALL breeders, big and small I'm so very sorry...you aren't doing anything wrong. Been there, done that, cried too. More than once. More than twice... Study, study, study pedigrees. Call Barbara Williams. Call somebody that doesn't have a dog in that particular fight. Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) In a message dated 4/22/2011 3:04:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bld4@xxxxx writes: Well, I'll tell you who suffers. The "little" guys like me. The guys that like to win, but also consider their beloved shepherds part of the family. I read all the articles and do what the experts say. I feed a good quality food and still my dogs bloat and die from things that others claim they have no knowledge of. Someone told me many breeders are damn liars. How can I help but agree when my dogs from the same bloodlines are not healthy and yet no one admits the problems they have with the very same bloodlines. Please tell me what I am doing wrong. With tears in my eyes I am hoping someone can shed some light on what is happening in my own backyard. Please... Kathy ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================