ooops, removed a word here. My only point in THIS post was to point out that the written standard uses a word different than the illustrated standard. Stormy Hope www.carpoc.org UPDATED EVENTS/LINKS! AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA GSDCA Legislation http://tinyurl.com/nj2tgz Sunshine Squad showgsd.org/sunshine.html On Feb 21, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Stormy Hope wrote: >> The illustrated says "The German Shepherd Dog is longer than tall, >> with the most desirable proportion as 10 to 8 1/2. The length is >> measured from the point of the PROSTERNUM or breastbone to the rear >> edge of the pelvis, the ischial tuberosity." >> >> the written says posternum ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================