More than tails or ears, how about those all important missing teeth, and the nose with the pink stripe? Perhaps the DQ of OB HIT (or Herding? or Tracking?) GSDs needs to be re-thought? Storm On May 12, 2011, at 11:23 AM, ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 5/12/11 5:32:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > InquestGSD@xxxxxxx writes: > Now, why is that? If a dog is missing his tail, and goes High in > trial, > will it not be presented his tropy in the ring? If a dogs ears > are not > erect, as the standard calls for, but goes High in trial, will it > not be > presented his trophy in the ring? > > Is it because its white??? > > If I recall correctly, and I probably don't, a White had the highest > score > at the National and was not given the Victor or Victrix award. That > is when > they decided a conformation judge had to assert that there were no > faults. > I was called to do it one time. > > I thought if the dog performed in a performance event, that is how > he/she > should be judged. If they are allowed to be entered, (ie. a German > shepherd), they should be judged on the standard for that event. Not > the standard > for another. > > Not that there is anything wrong with that. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================