Your right about that. Actually I just wrote the AKC about the picture used in the GSD standard on their website. I asked them how they expected to educate people about the standard when the illustration depicts several serious faults. They told me the artist was not a GSD person..and that the illustration had been approved by the GSDCA.If any changes to the illustration were to be made..it would have to be approved by the GSDCA, I sent a copy of the illustration to Kathaleen Strong.She is good a editing..with just a tweek here and there..she made the dog so acceptable that I couldn't imagine anyone who knows the breed would be offended by it. It took less then 10minutes. Christine Grainger > [Original Message] > From: <Elsyd1@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 7/11/2006 11:22:54 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Power in Center Ring > > > > In a message dated 7/11/2006 9:18:02 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, > bedkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > And, we have an outdated Illustrated Standard, for Judges Education......... > no one can agree on what should be done with it.............so we still > use the old one. > -------------------------------- > > > > > > Talk about a mediocre champion...our illustrated standard illustrates > mediocrity perfectly. Syd > > SYD MAILBERG > _WWW.KINGSWOODGERMANSHEPHERDS.HOMESTEAD.COM_ > (http://www.kingswoodgermanshepherds.homestead.com/) > COMMISSION PORTRAITURE > > > ============================================================================ > 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 > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================