Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dye and drugs To: fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx, zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx BY AKC RULE you may use only water, However Pigment shampoos/ chalks etc that are used to change or "bump up color" it is fraudulent. And yes if you insist on showing a dog that would be limping w/o painkillers to mask it, for whatever reason...that is fraudulent. Anything that changes or adds to pigment...any drug that enhances, masks pain, or calms down for performance in the ring...sorry no excuses for any of it. Kathy http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Home of : CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle WEBSITE PUP-DATED SEPT 22, 2008 On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > What about pigment shampoos? Are you going to test for those too? OR > texturizing products for the outer coat? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================