The question and answer says it's been posted on the 18th................................ some of the illustrations are quite nice however in the Q & A it says they chose a middle of the road dog..........if that is so why is the beautiful posed dog labled excessive angulation on pg 32 ?? THAT OFFENDS ME TO NO END!! What dogs that are beautiful movers with correct structure don't look like that from our nationals ?? Look at our GV's & GVX's...................now you have labled them excessively angulated and in essence told the new judge it is incorrect ?? You want dogs that can win at all breeds and specialties yet you are setting them up for a fall right from the get go ?? The middle of the road dog looks VERY mediocre posed and gaiting...........and i don't recall our standard calling for a middle of the road dog.................. I really appreciate that Fred Migliore and Dave Rinke have worked hard on this NIS they are certainly respected breeders and judges,,,,,,but i don't recall either one putting up dogs at the several nationals they have judged & specialties "that i have seen" that looks like that middle of the road dog posed & in motion. I have seen them judge according to the standard and award lovely representations of our breed. Not this middle of the road akita looking dog. What is wrong with putting nice representations on the NIS..........why middle of the road ?? Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <sally@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:05 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] NIS >I just went to the PC website to look at the NIS again - the format has >changed so we might easily print it out. The other thing I noticed was >question and answer section( might have been there all the time and I did >not see it) > What I am horrified about is the statement that all the pictures and > drawings that are shown have already been approved by the board. The blank > spots are the ones that they wanted redone. > > The moving dog is terrible, others tend to look like Akitas and we have a > beautiful front head that is being used only once. > > I am so amazed that the PC approved what we are seeing. Actually I can't > believe it. > > sally > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. > > 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================