Sorry my friend...I see speciality judges getting hung up on side gait...which we know is important...It is NOT more than 50% of any dog...Now look at the ugly heads,long legs, shallow bodies, overly exagerated length of stifle, wobbly hocks, light eyes, tails that dont fit the standard and most of all those spooks I see win on a regular basis..as it has been for 50 years or more..NO the speciality judge is good yto preserve side movement,,and i use it as my primary tool too, but the total type of the dog standing ands in motion should be a big part of any dogs evaluation. Chuck Kruger ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================