Your right the GSD is more than just a show dog and Max created them with this in mind. Mute the sound for the rap song if swear words bother you... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v?FaGQqcOwA Theresa On Fri, 3/16/12, edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ......The creator of the GSD, I'm fairly certain, did NOT create it to run around a ring looking for its owner screaming and ringing a bell, and there is nothing wrong with this,and if I ever get another good one, I plan to do exactly that! but every time something is perceived to be a change to the sacred standard the first thing many do is to cry out about how Max must be turning in his grave...really?....the standard is a moving target...always was, always will be.....you say the standard is being 'dumbed' down because a DQ fault GSD is now eligible to win the top OBEDIENCE TITLE at the National?....really?.....I'd guess if good old MAX was alive and he attended our National, he'd be spending his time watching the herding, rally, agility, and protection!...I'm going to tell you a secret, but you can tell anyone you want.......and this may shock a few of you....Max created a WORKING DOG!.......on May 4th of last year, 12 United States Navy Seals and one "DOG" during the cover of night attacked a compound in Afghanistan and Killed Osama Binladen!......now the military as far as I know never released anything about the men or the dog, but it is common knowledge that German Shepherds were used during the capture of Saddam Hussein and his two sons......and it it also believed that the military dog in the Afghanistan attack on BinLaden was either a Belgian Malinois or a German Shepherd Dog....as of last year there were over 600 military dogs in Iraq and Afghanistan........now if any of those magnificent,life saving, country protecting, WORKING dogs were to have a DQ fault based on the STANDARD.......last year those dogs would NOT be able to obtain the highest OBEDIENCE title if earned at the National...either there is something wrong with 'US', or there is something wrong with the standard....oh wait....the board fixed it........never mind....Edwin Bernard Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================