I have a very hard time with dogs that drag their feet. I think dragging the feet definitely affects the side gait and is a major fault. I also think that floppy ear dog takes away the nobility that a German Shepherd is to display. he would be in 3rd place. Soft back is another think I think affects the gate it is very distracting to watch a dog with a lot of suspension and then there back going all over the place. He would be my second pick. The Roached back dog while it also is distracting I think that is the least affecting fault. But I think all of these fault are in the eye of the beholder. Someone who has had these faults in there kennel would judge harder on that fault. hopefully we would have a better dog in the ring to give the winner too. > Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:25:18 -0800> From: zanebgsd@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Judging Dogso> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Here is question for the the list. Lets say that you were judging at a show, and you have finally narrowed your pick to winners dog down to three dogs.. All of the dogs were the same size,color type,and had wonderful sidegaits.. Here are the faults of the dogs: Dog #1 has a roached back, Dog #2 has dragging toes and floppy years, Dog #3 has a bad back. Who would your winners dog be?> > > > Very few or little is needed to make a happy life. > Zane Brooks Best Junior Handler GSDCA nationals, ST. Louis 2006> And now the newest PRO....> > > > ============================================================================> POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org> NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/> ===========================================================================_________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================