I live outside of Kansas City MO and we have several very good breeder vets as well. So I think they are out there, BUT, what Katie is saying is correct. One of my vets wives (who works with him in the clinic) is also a Corgi exhibitor. She goes with her husband to vet meetings and the general attitude is to spay/neuter everything. The key is to encourage buyers to go to knowlegable vets, if they live close enough, they usually use my vet, if not, I try and find them a good one. Chris S. (Jolley) Kimerer www.tanbarkgsd.com Ch. Tanbark's 2MuchBling Joelle Aramist Ch. Trotwood's Emerald v Tanbark Joelle Aramist AOE Sel.Ex.Ch.Carousel Farms Samantha, PT, TC OFA H/E Ch. CaralonQED JD Drew Bleibtreu, RN OFA H/E Ch. Cresther's Blast of Kenlyn, HI, CDX, OFA --- On Thu, 9/30/10, Mo Murkland <onetxalphab@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: Mo Murkland <onetxalphab@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: what veterinarians are saying about purebred dogs To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010, 2:21 AM Steven, Maybe this is a Texas thing! Brad has been my Vet for 20 years and 5 generations of breedings. He understands all that I have put into each and every pup for sure. He has always promoted Breeders that go the extra mile for their pups. Of COURSE, he is an Aggie and has 1 other Aggie Vet working with him..........felt sorry for David the Okie Vet and took him on to boot. I love the fact that if we get into a pickle, he could have us into A&M within 24 hours. Darlin' A&M is THE TOP Vet school..........LMAO! Mo > Hi Katie you make some great points here:) I can only say we have one > awesome vet here in San Antonio!! > He provided excellent care for our beloved Rezza Dazza Chip to include > cremation respectfully, he understands "show quality" breeders and > approaches > treatment as such, I am only responding as our vet has 35 yrs experience, > and has a new partner out of Texas AM one of the top Vet schools, they > understand professional breeders and their needs completely. No > disrespect at all > I guess we are lucky here:) > with Dr Johnson Great Northwest Animal Hospital... they are taking great > care of Contezza too :) > Steven > Reading over some of the posts today reminded me of a conversation I > overheard between 2 veterinarians in the last week. With all of the BSL > and > anti dog breeding legislation going on, I just think everyone should be > aware > of what their vet may be saying and whose side are they on anyway? ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================