If you read the article on the website Zoe sent for me, you'll see the KC isn't trying to change the standard. There are other concerns...mainly, the one mentioned on the site this time concerns double handling. for those on the list who live in the real world, many dog show people think our doubling is ridiculous. Also...Pedigree Dogs exposed is on Youtube (in 3 parts, last time I looked) and you can see what upset people about this breed and others, if you take the time to look. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Fritsche" <d_fritsche@xxxxxxxxxx> > I've enjoyed this discussion a lot. I talked to Peggy privately to > better understand the Brittish KC thing and what I think I objected to > was the KC 'seemingly' dictating to the breed clubs what their breeds > should be. So far, in our relationship to AKC, the breed club owns the > standard. I do have mixed emotions about breeds with health issues > that are brought about by breeding into that health problem for show > purposes - ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================