I would also think that since Sally is an artist, she should be able to choose what TYPE of dog appears on her merchandise. She chooses to honor the standard. It's like all the different venues: I choose to show in breed and obedience; others choose agility, rally, herding, therapy work, etc. Who was it who said that you can't please all the people all of the time? Penny in NC The Farm Dog ********************************************************************* Would you not think that if Sally were at a Performance National, she might do Performance Style dogs on her shirts? I guess the venue will dictate the items for sale, but the standard should control what a German shepherd should look like. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================