And so you have put forth the problems facing every dog breeder, Evan. If I do this I should do that, but when the time comes, maybe I'll do this instead.... There's a reason for all the old sayings...and the one that seems to fit here is "the best laid plans of mice and men oftimes gang aglay..(or go astray.) If every idea worked, and every theory were correct, each of us would be breeding dogs so good that no judge could choose a winner. No matter how many people there are for whom that breeding plan worked there are at least as many who would tell you what a joke it turned out to be. In the end, breeding dogs is more than breeding...a great part of it is selecting....... I'm going back to my soup. At least there, I know for sure how it will turn out. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <ELG440@xxxxxxx> > 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. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================