Hi all, Just a dumb question--since I have not read all the hundreds of posts about the complaints of everyone about this Linda Shaw doing the illustrations of the standard-- I DONT UNDERSTAND why our VERY OWN Syd Mailberg--who everyone knows is a FABULOUS ARTIST--was not chosen to do the illustrations for the standard. She is not only a fabulous artist--if you dont believe me--look at her website--but SHE ALSO HAS AMERICAN GSD--with rear and topline--and would certainly do a good job with the drawings. If there is a reason I dont know about--someone please inform me?? I've been wanting to post this for several days but havent had the time--but this is bothering me so here I am asking. By the way--Syd had NOTHING to do with me posting this question--and I did not ask her permission so I hope she dosent mind my asking--it is just that I have seen her paintings on her site and I cant for the life of me figure out why she was not chosen to do the drawings. What am I missing???? Cheri Cheradon Shepherds - Breeder/owner of Ch. Cheradon Achtung Erynbrook Molokai, TC, OFA H&E, CA, PA, TH, NORMAL & "GSDCA Health Merit Excellent" aka "Champion Mikey" Ch. Mikey Cameo's site Jenna's Page Danny's Page ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================