It is a little early for this, we should be complaining about the judging at the National, or the board members, or the food, the arena, or the seats. But, since it was brought up, here is the way I am leaning. Conformation is a decision by the judge. And, didn't we have great judges this year, with great decisions? Performance is judged on a set scale, and no judge can decide to put up one or the other. It has a certain requirement to earn it. The dog is either trained or not. The owner has to put in the time, and can't give the dog to a handler who can make the dog do better. Because of that, it does seem to me, (and in my opinion I am the only one that counts), that if the dog is a German shepherd, (see DNA), then if it earns the title, give it to him, or in this case her. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan L. Ginsburg gsyrfund.com Asgard German Shepherds _http://www.asgardgsd.com_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Where Type Movement and Temperament come together In a message dated 10/15/13 10:26:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, terrycochran97756@xxxxxxxxx writes: Sounds like they made it up to me. If they don' need membership approval then so be it. Maybe they would like to change the standard for the breed next. If the performance dogs don't need to meet the standard why should the conformation dogs? Maybe we could have a blue eyed white dog next year for GV. If the GSDCA will not hold up the standard then what purpose do they serve? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================