Actually MOST Structural faults are serious faults or worst. Coat is listed simply as a fault of coat. And what we are saying is, MOST judges would rather put up dirty going away (Serious Fault) I think because it is less obvious than a coat. Dirty dogs win all the time, coats (untrimmed) rarely do even if they are structurally the better dog by anyone's standard. Deb In a message dated 6/20/2012 8:20:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: . Coats are only a FAULT.. No different then STRUCTURAL faults and they should be judged as such ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================