In a message dated 11/8/09 9:13:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx writes: then there was puppy...HOLY S*** we would have taken him home immediately.... I keep wondering if you breed to these German dogs, do you get phenotype or genotype. I know there are a number of good looking German bred dogs, but every time someone breeds to them, they get the background. I remember on breeder tellling me if you breed to a German dog, then take a daughter of that litter and breed her back to the American lines, and keep a daughter from that litter and breed her to a top American stud dog, you get something to show. I guess I am too old for that. It seems to me that the German style dogs have a lot to offer, as do the American dogs. It depends on what you are trying to get. I know of no way to just get the best features and not the rest. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================