Helen, If you want to advise the fancy on the correctness of gait and what = happened to it. ONE only has to watch your Specials class at the = National. I have to ask you what happened to smooth effortless = suspended gait? Your ring was a horse race. You didn't not insist = they go slow or even at at proper speed. The two males Specials that = did so on their handlers own accord were your Veteran dog Alvin and = the second select Elmo. For this you never gave them a chance in = front. I am proud of the fact the FANCY saw the correctness of Alvin = and gave him such tremendous support instead of the runners you think = are correct. Mind you I don't blame any handler for giving you = EXACTLY what you wanted. That is to see who could out run and outlast = the others. In the end it is not the handlers that should control the = ring. It is we the judges. Robert Van Winkle VANDERWERTH ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================