On 31 Aug 2010, at 17:57, Scharo777@xxxxxxx wrote: The standards that the GSDCA had set for CHIC were the highest of any breed. <REPLY> Our requirements are middle of the road http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/breeds.html Thyroid, eye,heart, and DM are OPTIONAL Click on different breeds Belgian Tervs Require Thryoid and Eye in addition to Hips, elbows Goldens require eye and heart in addition to Hips and Elbows Some require patellar luxation test Cardis require PRA testing - and have almost removed the problem from their breed Our participation was so low, Carmen thought we needed to lower the standards And the discussion was very heated. The golden Chic is much harder to obtain than the GSD CHIC, but their participation is 10X ours ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================