I wish that the "fad" of stacking the dogs with the near rear hock laying on the ground. (the foot away from the judge) When did that start anyway? I was watching Fire and Yo out guarding the fence perimeter from the dangerous squirrels and golden retriever today and noticed how beautiful both of them looked in a natural stack. Their "inside" foot was in, but not so far as to have their hock on the ground, and their "far" foot was balanced beautifully behind them, but not so stretched out as to look awkward. So, question is...when did the stacking become so stretched, when did the Hock start replacing the foot on the ground, why is that? and ....and... Stormy Hope *~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~*~~* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================