Hi Barbara, When all else fails; Blame Lance That was a joke people. But seems everything else bad in the breed in the last 20 years has been blamed on that poor dog. Sorry all, in a bad mood today. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 7:45 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] What ever happened to our dog's posternum? > In the last few years I have seen some of our dogs including top ranked > champions lacking in a posternum. I personally find this very > unattractive in a dog. IMO, seeing a dog set up and he's straight in > the chest area is not a very pretty picture. I prefer what our standard > calls for when talking about the chest......well filled and carried well > down between the legs, deep (never shallow), carried well forward with > the posternum showing ahead of the shoulder in profile. Where did the > posternums go? Best wishes, Barbara > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================