Correction to my last post."This.says to me that having missing first premolars is NOT desirable, but if missing they, should not be considered a "fault"..".You all knew what I meant..LOL..Christine > [Original Message] > From: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 8/25/2006 11:22:43 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: WHITE DOGS > > The standard does say that the level or overshot bite is undesirable( again > not in italics in the standard book) BUT..Compete dentition is "preferred" > and any missing teeth other than first premolars(notice this is plural) is > a serious fault. this says to me that having first premolars is > desirable..but not a fault.HOWEVER any OTHER missing teeth other than these > 2 first premolars is a "serious fault" Two missing premolars could be a > mitigating factor when two animals are in contention and are similar enough > that you have to use something to make the call..but not serious enough to > put up an animal who does exhibit a "fault" in some other area( as > described in the standard) over the animal who simply has a trait that is > "not preferred". This at least is how I am reading it. Christine > > > > [Original Message] > > From: D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; showgsd-l <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: 8/25/2006 10:48:53 AM > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: WHITE DOGS > > > > Good point Christine. I personally think an overshot animal will have > more > > problems with dietary and health issues than a dog with a missing premolar > > two. If you examine the mouth of a dog and when you close his mouth you > do > > not visualize his lower incisors, I think this is more of a problem than a > > missing tooth but I ,as a judge and follower of the Standard, cannot fault > > the overshot animal as I can the missing tooth specimen. Sometimes it is > > hard to judge to the Standard when you are personally in conflict with > your > > interpretation of same. D.D. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin" <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "showgsd-l" > > <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 10:22 AM > > Subject: RE: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: WHITE DOGS > > > > > > > DD..I went back and read my standard in.The AKC standard book"The > complete > > > Dog book..the Official Publication of the AKC".(.this one printed in > > > 1998),".faults", "serious faults" and "disqualifying faults" are > > emphasized > > > in italics.."preferred" or "undesirable", and "not as desirable" are not > > in > > > italics. this would lead me to believe that closer attention should be > > paid > > > to those traits which have been emphasized in the official standard > > > book...or at least that is how the AKC must look at it. Christine > Grainger > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: <Gatlinp@xxxxxxx>; <Gsdbroon@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: 8/25/2006 7:09:44 AM > > > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: WHITE DOGS > > > > > > > > Peg-Apparently you mis read my e-mail. I was not suggesting that we > > > > consider DQ for undsirable but was thinking that we should apply more > > > > importance to the term. I am inclined to consider undesirable as > > possibly > > > > equal to Fault as the things they describe are, as Webster`s describes > > > > undesirable, "unwanted". D.D. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <Gatlinp@xxxxxxx> > > > > To: <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <Gsdbroon@xxxxxxx>; > > <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 2:50 PM > > > > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: WHITE DOGS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 8/24/2006 3:24:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > > > > cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > After reading Tom`s informative post to the List, I can`t help > from > > > > > bringing up the subject of "undesirable" vs "Fault". The Standard > of > > > the > > > > > GSDCA goes from "undesirable" to "disqualified" in one Standard > > change. > > > > To > > > > > me this indicates that "undesirable" might be more serious that > > > > originally > > > > > thought. Is it just me or do you see this in the same light as I > do? > > > > > D.D. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let's see then all bite problems Overshot , undershot and level > should > > > be > > > > > disqualified, long in loin (undue length between last rib and the > > thigh > > > > when > > > > > viewed from the side) is also listed as undesirable. Just food for > > > > thought. 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