I revisited my old/not so old book, The German Shepherd Dog by Ernest H. Hart, published in 1985. In Chapter 12, Interpreting the Standard, E. H. Hart's comments are worth reading. In his concluding paragraphs........"This being impossible to do with words, the only other way to accomplish this visibility is by accompanying the text with carefully rendered illustrations." "This being IMPOSSIBLE TO DO WITH WORDS, the only other way to accomplish this VISIBILITY is by ACCOMPANYING the text with CAREFULLY RENDERED ILLUSTRATIONS." The pending Illustrated Standard needs to be set aside. The rush to finalize it could be a lasting disaster. I agree with Helen Fisher. Erika Buckley & the Tamarin GSD's ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================