I've been watching this thread all day ..... and thinking to myself 'but the dog HAD full dentition. He LOST the tooth'!! And I've been waiting for someone to respond to the actual question. Couple of people have said what I've been thinking, but not answering the question. I haven't answered, because I'm in Australia - not sure if the same rules apply. If, however, they do, then no, the dog should NOT be penalized for the missing tooth!! Over here, we can actually obtain a Tooth Certificate from our GSDC, at a cost of $50. But if it's OBVIOUS the tooth WAS there, that should not be required. Anita & the Furkids Tarsha - at the Rainbow Bridge - gone but never forgotten www.shepherdhillkennels.com.au ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fran Henry" <fhenry1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "showgsd" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:15 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] One more time The dog had complete dentition. He/She lost a tooth because of decay, accident, too-aggressive bone chewing. Is that dog's show career finished? People, I've said this seven ways and NO ONE has responded. Give Jackie a break -- answer her question -- not YOUR question, HER question! Fran ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================