In a message dated 11/25/06 8:08:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, GSDHALLMARK@xxxxxxx writes: At the end of the line you will often see those more moderate dogs that are sound coming and going they are faulted for their lack of movement and not considered. We do have Good moving, sound dogs that have it all. We just don't have enough of them to talk about this being a great movement breed and that breed type doesn't matter. I don't agree. Faults of movement, in our standard, (remember that, it was written in many of the catalogs) remains a major fault. Lack of movement is a fault too. In order to avoid a major fault, a German shepherd must move correctly. Anything less is not acceptable. That does not mean that you give up other things, but first and foremost, our breed must move correctly. If you don't have German shepherd movement, it might as well be another breed. Type can always be corrected, but movement is hard to get. There are so many factors and that is why a great dog is always, and always has been rare. That is how it should be in anything, and it always will be so. You do not have to give up type to get movement, and you don't have to give up movement to get type. But, to claim a dog that moves less than correctly should win on type, ignores the purpose of our breed, to work and herd sheep. We can get thousands of dogs that look alike, and appear to be German shepherds. But, if they can't move, you might as well just put a picture on your windshield and drive to the show, and then go back home. And, if you want to be happy for the rest of your life, make a pretty woman your wife. But, from my personal point of view.................. get the other kind to marry you. Evan (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================