Hi All; I have to say that I agree with Peggy on the problems with fronts. I have been blessed to own dogs over the years with correct outstanding fronts and what I am seeing so much is just lifting with no follow through and incorrect fronts as Peggy stated cause other problems in structure and movement. I am also very concerned about health issues, as most of the dogs that are bred go to pet homes to be a part of the family. I have been fortunate to have many of my GSD love long and healthy lives. My oldest right now is 11, her daughter 9 and lost her mother in April at 13 and ahalf. But, I have also lost 3 lovely girls at 5 months, 2 and ahalf years and 8 years to Toxic Gut and that broke my heart. My dogs are first my pets and Show Dogs second. My Akita pup just had surgery last week for a lump on her side, which was a granuloma (spelling), caused by an injury, but all I cared about was that she was OK and I did not care if she ever set foot in the ring and long as she was OK. Cathy Kelstar fmurch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx EarthLink Revolves Around You. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================