On Dec 9, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Stormy Hope wrote: Sara. I just happened to be on pedigrees reviewed and saw you there! Wow! I see you joined in 2007! Have you been interested in various lines since then? I'm amazed at your persistence, you must have read all the GSD material/books by now! I grew up on my horses' backs and learned movement and function from them. That's how I could pick out the good'uns from my litters. (And picked out Moxie, not knowing why I wanted her... Sure not for show!) Not when they were wet, but after they started moving. Most stayed together, a couple fell apart. So I can see that you must watch your horses and then watch the dogs and figure out why dogs move the way they do and why. Standard Breds do not move like cutting Quarter horses, like Thoroughbreds, as you probably know. Storm On Dec 9, 2011, at 5:51 PM, Sara Minsk wrote: But, if one never tests the dog to see if it can still function than how would one know that the form is correct? Who is the thoroughbred breeder? Sara On Dec 9, 2011, at 7:54 PM, carolyn mckenna wrote: > Sara, you just inadvertently proved our point: would you breed your > top thoroughbred mare to > someone's top quarter horse stud because he was fast out of the gate > and for the 1/4 mile ?Form > follows function and V. Stephanitz was developing an all-purpose > dog. We have that dog now > in this country and must continue to make this the greatest breed in > the would for all purposes. > BTW, one of the foremost thoroughbred breeders in this country is > also one of the foremost > GSD br ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================