I pulled my gorgeous, moving Yo (Yo'leven) after a Major. a few major reserves, minor points, because he has a tiny crack right at the top of his tail. It was definitely seen on an x-ray. He could and does use his tail most of the time, but dropped it when in the ring (it's VERY long gorgeous tail, too:-). There was nothing I could do to get him to move it IN the ring, so it appeared as a dead tail.... and that was that. :-( Still made beautiful puppies though:-) Stormy On Aug 17, 2010, at 4:21 PM, LeBrowngsd@xxxxxxx wrote: > A judge should never accept a certificate in the ring. You never > know what > is real and what is not. You judge what you see not what is > presented to > you on paper. > > Lee Brown > > > In a message dated 8/17/2010 5:45:35 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > DestinoGS1@xxxxxxx writes: > I would suggest that you have a vet. certificate stating that the > tail > problem was due to an injury and not from cosmetic purpose. Bring that > with you > to the shows. I would not re-break the tail. If a judge questions > you or > your handler, then the documentation will be available for the judge. > > Mary Gattone > AKC judge > > > > In a message dated 8/17/2010 6:12:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > lhavis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > I have a male pup, 10-wks old, who appears to have broken his tail > half-way up. He show no symptoms, so I didn't know this > happened. There ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================