[Mara]

Hi, Gina, thanks for your reply. I've two reasons, but the first is most important: the first is that I can tell clearly that the parents have been breed for health (I've never heard about the heart problem you mention). The other reason is that my wife likes the look of the German dogs. I do worry about my lack of knowledge of the breeder. No flags went up in my communications with him, but I'd feel better if there were a way to check out breeders. I gather that this forum cannot mention specific breeders unfortunately. The dog will be a house pet. We've had one before, from American, which had every joint problem imaginable!