Appreciate Lew Bunch posting this on the List. We have checked in and watched it off and on when we come in. We kind of like the 'casualness' of the show...people everywhere, even in the ring and toys in the ring. But...they obviously do not care about a nice easy long striding gait for herding....as you just CANNOT find it anywhere. Beautiful animals with wonderful temperament. Striking how much the dogs look alike. Almost all have beautiful coats, reddish color, great heads, nice bone and most have nice long saber tails. But.... Nice easy trot with suspension off of a nice rear drive and front extension? ......NOT SO MUCH!! <G> VERY restricted. More like 'dredging' dogs....trained to pull HARD. No one has to run fast to keep up...so it appears almost anyone can handle? You just need a STRONG left arm. Almost all have toplines or backs as angulated as our rears. <G> Necks seem to be short and set on low. All that is OK I guess....as long as the wicket fits. <G> What I do like...everyone seems to really like their dog...instead of them just being a commodity. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cynthia VanDenBerge (Redacted sender "vande001@xxxxxxxxx" for DMARC) Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2014 7:08 AM To: Show List Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The USCA Sieger show Is anyone watching the live stream from Purina? I have not seen any comments. There is an impressive entry and the dogs I am seeing are pretty typical of the dogs you would expect to see at any German Show-line style of show. You might want to watch as an educational experience. Cynthia ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================