I get the Canine Chronicle every month. I have never purchased this journal but guess I get it because I am a judge--have no idea. In the last issue an all breed judge, Ric Chashoudian, stated when a GSD comes to him for group or BIS he feels they are way to thin. He spoke with Jimmy about this and Jimmy said that is the way specialty judges liked them. I do not skinny dogs! One of my first mentors said if you press on the rib cage and cannot feel the ribs--the dog is to fat--Denny. I think many times show dogs are kept to thin to cover bad backs. What do judges think about this? Sandi Card ============================================================================ 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================