the conversations about interpretations and preferences and all-breed type and specialty type reminds me of one of the comedy routines by my all-time favorite comedian Richard Pryor......with out trying to tell the joke...Richard was in a compromising situation and his wife came home and found him!...Richard stated to his very shocked and angry wife.."What are you going to believe, Me or your lying eyes"...I think if you can not see the differences (and I am not talking about type) between the majority of the GSDs shown at all-breed shows and the majority of the dogs shown at specialty shows...well, like Richard said...your eyes are lying to you!....FB ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================