I think because it's such an obvious fault the long coat get's treated as a serious fault which it is not. Most people don't even show them anymore because it's too difficult to win with a coat. I think this would go a long way to having the long coat judged correctly. Besides, I can't think of a good reason not too. It may lead to more involvement. There are some beautiful long coats out there. I'd love to see them. Ken On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 3:10 PM, <ELG440@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I am confused, which is normal for me. > > Why can't you show long coats at all AKC shows now? > > I can see another class, with two or three entries, a winner, who then goes > in to compete with the other class winners. If the long coat was good > enough, would not she/he have won in a regular class? > > And, if he/she was not good enough to win in a regular class, how would > he/she win in the winner's class? > > I think I am missing a point here. Would someone please show me why I am > wrong? > > Other than it is a tradition with me. > > Evan L. Ginsburg > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================