IMO Capi was the closest to the Breed Standard. His Movement was awesome -- took my Breath away. I have to wonder if this Judge even knew the GSD Breed Standard. She barely looked at Capi and, I thought, made little Effort to test him against the Standard That said, it would be somewhat palatable if Capi had lost to a better Dog. Far less so, however, is losing to something that looks like a Creaure from an original Star Trek Episode. A Tribble, perhaps??? I was surprised this Peke could even get around the Ring. Most of the ones I've seen can't get out of their own way. Glad I wasn't there.... Steve Reierstad Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven for German Shepherds "The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of the public moneys." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Shelton Gilliam, 1808 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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/ ============================================================================