Who would put a longcoat up if it were the best thing in the ring? Just asking. Ann BJBuie@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 1/29/07 11:53:33 AM Central Standard Time, carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Well, Betty, true that a judge can withhold; however, a long > coat is merely a fault, not even a serious fault. There have been many > long coated dogs finish; some of our best producers have been long- > coated bitches. Long coat is the easiest problem to eliminate, can > be done in one generation. Now, I am not promoting long coats, but > it is such a minor consideration, especially when this dog was the > only dog there. Want to talk about the bitchy special male ? > Carolyn > Hi Carolyn: Yes, I know that longcoat is only a fault and not disqualifying, but there were other attributes of this dog that certainly didn't inspire one. My first leased broodbitch was a long coated Hein daughter, the mother of my Adam dog. And yes, I remember a particularly gorgeous moving machine Champion bitch named 'Dare Ya' in the 1970s who I would have traded nearly anything for. I was just responded to a post that indicated the judge had to put up what they were presented and that isn't the case and there are times when the best thing for the breed would be to withhold. Betty Johnson Ann , Home of Sel Ex Ch Mechanical Bull and #1 Dam I've Got It All ROM Breeder-Owner of 62 Champions and 18 ROMs www.edangsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 ============================================================================