"The desired height for males at the top of the highest point of the shoulder blade is 24 to 26 inches; and for bitches, 22 to 24 inches." I remember a rather heated discussion some years ago on the list about size. It was passionate and at time heated, if I remember right, but then my memory is not... what were we talking about? Maybe we should do it again.... Our standard is weighted (not everyone agrees and not all judges use it as such). But it has: Disqualifying faults Very serious faults Serious faults Faults Preferences Desires Size is only a desired trait. Everything else is more important! Ouch..... I used to have friends, I used to have friends, (repeat 10 times)..... Dave -------------------------------------------------- > How did our GSDs get so big? And why? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================