In a message dated 3/11/2007 11:47:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Actually, Ileana, you are NOT supposed to try to practice veterinary medicine in the ring, nor to attempt to be a human X-ray machine. Unless the hernia or other orthopedic problem is mentioned in the standard, you should definitely NOT be looking for those things. It's amazing, isn't it, how many non-judge experts there are who know everything? They are also found on the lists that discuss judges... and they give themselves away all the time with their very strong opinions, which are usually wrong. Peggy Thank You Peggy, I was beginning to worry......not!! <G>.....It is actually this easy: Stick to the standard.... Ileana <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================