And if all the photographers that show GSDs take along their cameras to provide pictures of what we see as a bad approach to a dog inside the ring it would help. One good picture is worth a thousand words. Terry who never travels without her camera. Nancy Harper <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have sent Diana a reply regarding the judge whose approach was so terrible and after doing so thought it might be helpful to send to the list for other ideas. I am now seeing more and more all breed judges using the recommend "loose lead" exam. The AKC does ask all breed judges of all the breeds to follow the recommendations of that Breeds Parent Club. Perhaps an article needs to be written and request AKC to publish the article. One frequently reads articles from various breed clubs in which judges are asked to adhere to certain aspects of a written standard. For example the PGVB Parent Club recently requested that judges not reward dogs of this breed that were overly groomed (meaning altering the coat) from the natural rugged look. Also there are a number of all breed magazines that might publish a well written article on this subject. Just a thought. Nancy Harper ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the Poster and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original poster 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 technical help and administrative matters, please contact the List Administrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Terry Cochran www.FairwayShepherds.com www.Rightdog.com RightDog Photography __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the Poster and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original poster 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 technical help and administrative matters, please contact the List Administrators at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================