I understand the frustration when often judges don't judge by the Standard we have....ALL of it, not just the side gait part (and we don't always get that right). Movement is very important but not just from the side. They have to be athletic (can't be as athletic with loose ligamentation) and the Standard is adamant about other things like temperament and, yes, secondary sex characteristics. Ken On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Randy Chesnut <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Great! We will then become a head breed. Fast movement is wrong, but no > movement is worse. > I give up! Let them just pull the handler around the ring, so everyone > can participate as long as they can hold a lead. > Randy C. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Theresa-GSD Stolz-Scenecrest Farm <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tue, May 20, 2014 9:06 am > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Standard proposals > > > So what is the proposal to change the head? I hope it is to place only GSDs > that represent a correct head. It is clear to me that fast movement whether > correct or not seems to win over the first thing you look at in a dog their > head. > > Theresa > > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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/ ============================================================================