Obviously you overlooked the possibility of hyperbole being employed. Loss of tone of voice in typed communication is a problem.

I thought this was a forum for discussion of points of view. If my opinion of Beyer figures differs from yours, that makes me wrong and ignorant - hardly a position condusive to discussion.

The name Pedigree Ann was given to me on the 'Road to the Roses' contest board many years ago and I have kept it ever since, so that people I know from various boards can recognize me. If you want to question my pedigree geek credentials, I suggest you ask Avalyn Hunter, Alan Porter, and Anne Peters for their opinions of my understanding; the latter two actually hired me to write about pedigrees for a publication they successively edited. You can point out to them their error.

There isn't enough time in the day to call the unfortunate bosses of all the frauds working in this industry.

OH