Its not the standards that are so different, but the people! I agree Morgan! Let's keep the standard and outlaw people! Or should we develop a standard for GSD ownership and then not allow them to go to people who do not qualify? Oh well, just a thought! "We have to find a way to control all these different people - " Sounds like a quote from the Third Reich <g> Or possibly we should salute the enjoyment of the breed by people everywhere! Dave This is about as well as I have seen this topic discussed (standard for the GSD, which is interpreted different (called style). And it is very confusing seeing an American Standard vs East German or Czek. Morgan Lewis, RPh. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================