It doesn't make any sense whatsoever to breed a dog with a mitral valve murmur at the age of 3.5 years. We would lose all the progress we have gained very quickly. Are you sure you have quoted him correctly? I would like to see this message in his own words. Can you get that for us? Leanne
----- Original Message ----- > He also said if he had a dog clear at 3 but discovered a murmur at 3.5 years > that he still should be a part of the breeders breeding program because to > drop all dogs that have a murmur at 3.5 years of age would amplify too many > other negative traits and create new problems that don't exist now in our > breed. In his opinion, you have a higher chance of reducing carriers of MVD > by breeding 4 year olds that are heart clear. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
