In a message dated 8/24/05 7:04:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, willowlakegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: If the NIS is passed by the sitting board ,does the new board have the power to over turn the outcome?.....Also how do the canidates feel about fhe NIS issue? Each board can and does accept or vote to overturn prior decisions of another board. That protects a mistake, or a change that is necessary due to the change in the then current factors. That is something that should be done carefully, and we do need to respect the work done by other boards with any future decisions. My opinion on the New Illustrated Standard is that it is a noble and good idea, and is headed in the right direction. Since I have not seen the finished product, I would not support it in the current condition it has been given. The Illustrated Standard needs to be a guide for those who do not understand our breed. With that in mind, less is better. A new judge is not going to understand the greatness of the GSD with what we now have to present. It needs to be shorter, more in line with the perfect dog, and with less opinions attached. It needs to be a guide, not a perfect document that ends with the conclusion that what is there is the only thing of value in our breed. We need to emphasis with any guide for a judge the best, not what is lacking in faults and therefore can be average. If people do ask me to, I will be serious. But, it does give me a headache. Perhaps when the final version is ready, I will be able to change that opinion. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================