Exactly!! And it seems some of our board member do not adhere to the Standard as well. In my opinion they should resign or be impeached. The perfect example of elitist, and arrogance! Something so important should have gone to the membership for a vote. Change the Standard or follow it! Randy C. In a message dated 3/1/2012 12:01:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx writes: I was just looking at the new member application and was reminded of List Rule #2: List Rules2: Yes, I agree that I adhere to and support the Breed Standard of the German Shepherd Dog established by the German Shepherd Dog Club of America Really? It seems like we have a lot of people on this List who don't. Dr. Zoa Rockenstein ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================