Now that you mention it Barbara, I agree with you, my male has a very nice foot, where my female has a not so nice foot, it looks very sloppy to me. My males foot is nice and tight and looks very pretty, his nails never grow, and they are short and nice....where as I have to trim her nails every week. Giselda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Galasso" <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "'Showgsd-l'" <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 12:10 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] I want better feet! I've got too high of an instep and have trouble finding shoes to fit! OK, enough about me......I would really like for my girls (my dogs) to have better feet. The standard calls for feet that are short and compact with toes well arched, pads thick and firm, and nails that are short and dark. First of all, I find it very attractive when a dog has a beautiful foot. It just looks great. Are feet a problem in the breed today? Also besides it looking nice, is there a reason for the GS dogs feet to be what the standard calls for? What lines carry good feet? Obviously, there is so much more to a dog than his feet, but darn it, I want good ones anyway. Nothing more unattractive than a beautifully groomed GS who has splayed feet! Best wishes, Barbara ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================