In a message dated 6/5/99 2:18:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dgg@star-telegram.com writes: << Dwarfism shows up pretty quickly, and if a pup isn't a dwarf, it's unaffected. >> Not true. It has a 50% chance of being a carrier. I realize you probably mean the dog personally itself, but in today's world with rampant breeding and dogs being bred all over the place this is very troublesome. Joe