Well, I am not a judge, but I had a male that not only lost the tip of his ear (in play with a sister who had needle teeth..) but he also bit a chunk of the corner of his tongue. again in puppy play..he finished quickly, won his regional futurity and maturity.. Like Anne said.. it happens.. Sue www.shadowacre.com ----- Original Message ----- > osmith@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > During the fence fight the boy lost the tip of > his left ear. I mean gone. About a quarter inch. To you judges out > there, > how big a problem is this? Would it affect your opinion? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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/ ============================================================================