For those that are showing coats what judges are you finding will be up a coat? I've seen some nice coats being shown an one even finished last fall at a show I was at. I say show a coat if you want. It's a minor fault. Roxann Home of 2011 MV 2010 FV SEL EXC CH LASLAR'S LEAGUE OF HIS OWN OF SOMERSET ROSE OVC H/E      www.somersetrosegsd.yolasite.com On Friday, May 23, 2014 11:00 PM, Molly Snider <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: A friend showed a lovely female coat at her futurity last weekend....she too went to the back of the bus. Very frustrating when she is one of the most suspended bitches I have seen for awhile. Yes, the coat is a fault but faults of movement are defined by the standard as more serious. Three bitches ahead of her had serious faults of movement. Will my friend show her again...I certainly hope so. She is worthy regardless of the coat. Good luck... Molly -----Original Message----- From: Carrie & Oak Smith <oakridgegsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Oak Smith <oakridgegsd@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, May 22, 2014 9:27 am Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Showing a coat Is there anyone else seriously trying to finish a coat? think the question has to be whether a long coat is a serious enough problem o list as a fault... If it remains as a stated fault, I can tell you that the act that coats are allowed to show is irrelevant. I think we are the only ones razy enough to throw money at showing a coat. Why is that? There are too many udges who just canât get by an admittedly obvious fault. Weâve had comments uch as âShe is obviously the best bitch in the entry, but I just didnât know hat to do with all that hair.â âWhat have you brought to my ring? Why didnât ou trim her?â The more common reaction has been to move her to the end of the ine and never look at her again. There are definitely judges, mostly in the pecialty ring, who can see beneath the hair and have had the courage to put her p. (We have 2 majors and 3 major reserves from specialties). In our experience, hose judges are in the minority, however, so I understand why people donât show heir coats. My conten tion is that if we use them in our breeding programs, we should have them airly evaluated, but I canât see that happening as long as it remains a fault, inor or not. ( I donât mean to imply my bitch should always win. She has been eaten by better bitches, as it should be. I just find it exasperating when the oat seems to overwhelm consideration of her other qualities.) Carrie & Oak Smith ak Ridge German Shepherds igners: G.S.D.C.A. Breeders Code of Ethics ww.oakridgegsd.blogspot.com ===========================================================================OST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original uthor and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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