I spoke with a poodle breeder and AKC judge and asked her if she ever finished a dog out of the puppy classes that would not finish as an adult and she said she had. Diane BISS Ch. Echo-Cham's River Phoenix OFA H&E AKA "River" Da-Jo's Crestview Ironman AKA "Tony" Echo-Cham's Satin Doll AKA "Dolly" Tejas' Not Ready To Make Nice (deceased) DB's Kurzon Dax of Starfleet,CGC,CD, HT sheep,PT cattle, TT (deceased) Modi, CD (deceased) --- On Tue, 4/14/09, Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The biggest problem is...... To: texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 7:56 AM Regarding height DQs -- they are applicable to the puppy class.... and breeds with puppy trims (a la Poodles)...well, the judge is supposed to get hands on the dog, not just judge it from across the ring.......and movement won't change with the trim....so I don't understand your problem with puppy trims and height DQs, Diane.......... Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Brantley" <texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:31 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The biggest problem is...... > I don't think that large breed dogs or breeds that have a puppy trim and an adult trim(poodles) or breeds that have maximum height limits (shelties, beaucerons) should be able to finish from the puppy classes. I've seen dogs that looked nice as puppies but when they matured out I thought yikes. > > Diane > BISS Ch. Echo-Cham's River Phoenix OFA H&E AKA "River" > Da-Jo's Crestview Ironman AKA "Tony" > Echo-Cham's Satin Doll AKA "Dolly" > Tejas' Not Ready To Make Nice (deceased) > DB's Kurzon Dax of Starfleet,CGC,CD, HT sheep,PT cattle, TT (deceased) > Modi, CD (deceased) > > > > ===========================================================================> 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/ > =========================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.55/2057 - Release Date: 04/13/09 17:56:00 ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================