One of the most magnificent bitches I have ever seen is the dam (a long coat) of Ann Schultz's & Kathy Potter's dog *AOE* Kobe, (I'm All That Matters of Edan). In motion, unbeatable and standing, unbeatable. Had she been in my ring, I would not deny her. The sister of Sel Ch Allways A Lady took a 5 point major and she too was a long coat. Another magnificent bitch. Structure and movement of a coat cannot be denied over what is just a "fault" when dogs moving away cowhocked are a " very serious fault." Faults of gait are VERY SERIOUS FAULTS. Coats are faults. Look at the hocks in the ring today and watch them coming and going. Read the Standard, again. Helen Franklin 48 years in the Breed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================