In a message dated 9/8/2006 10:42:09 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx writes: The standard has been set for decades.Why is it not being followed? Many breeders breed to the specialty judges' tastes. The all breed judges do not always know what is a really good shepherd, but usually they know what is clean moving (a top priority in the GSD standard), (which specialty people seem to deride as a flaw/joke in all breed judging) (can I do triple parentheses?) And the dogs they choose usually look like a shepherd. Syd (I think the buck stops there...in the center of the ring.) SYD MAILBERG 23910 SE 276TH ST MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038 ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================