YES One could breed a GV to a GVX or a Sieger to a Siegerin and still come out saying "How in the H*** did this happen???" "Where did THIS come from?" All anyone can do is study pedigrees, study breed type and characteristics, decide what you need to improve and what is an absolute deal breaker. Sometimes you get a star, sometimes you get YUCKO. Learn and don't get bogged down too much. Be BRUTALLY honest in your assessment of your stock. Don't beat yourself up over problems, because they WILL happen eventually to all of us.... and don't think you are so fabulous if you get that star. Afterall, only God / Mother Nature control actual zillions of gene pairings. The best we can do is breed with improvement in mind and hope for the best. But then I am preaching to the choir, I realize, lol. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com PUP-DATED: OCT 5, 2009 Home of: CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle "En Victoria , Veritas" On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 2:57 PM, <Bokenkampgsd1@xxxxxxx> wrote: > In a message dated 11/9/2009 4:25:25 P.M. Central Standard Time, > pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > In the end, breeding dogs is more than breeding...a great part of it > is selecting....... > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================