I get upset and angry when I see Judges promote and finish dogs that are extremely faulty going away. Most have long hocks that point east and west in motion but often touch when standing They cross over rather than single track on a straight line and are supported by overly angulated stifles. I feel the same when I see judges award points to these dogs that are so bad in the rear as they are disregarding our Standard. This is a very serious fault. How can a Judge own and promote such a dog? I don't fault exhibitors, I don't even fault breeders, there seem to be judges buying these dogs. I cannot excuse a Judge however and neither should anyone else. We may complain about those exhibiting in the All Breed Ring, but you can bet that their dogs are clean (true) coming and going, as per our Standard. All our dogs should be able to be shown in either ring and JUDGES MUST SET THE EXAMPLE, because everytime they don't they change "the Standard" for our new people. Helen Franklin ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================