Sorry, but there is only one Standard in this country...it is the interpretation that varies, not the Standard itself. What is correct is what is described in the written Standard...and it never says roached, it never says flat...it does say level, but it also calls for a slanting croup... What we have to remember is that the topline is more than just the back.......... and that doesn't change no matter what ring you're in. Peggy Kris Kudel wrote: > The backline is always something that baffled me personally....... AB say > theirs is right..... Specialty say theirs is right..........German Showlines > is correct. German working lines is correct. I guess "correct" is what you > like and what a judge likes at that moment. I don't think anyone agrees on > what the "correct" standard is. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================