I have a feeling the intersex judge was checking the dogs for undercoat and not artificial color. I wasn't there but have seen it quite a bit in German shows.The standard calls for an undercoat to some degree be present in all dogs,so thats my guess what she was doing.Congratulations to the winners! They are all lovely! Thanks to Evan as always for making it fun for those of us at home.Thanks to the judges and to the host club for all the hard work putting on a National requires. Medusa & I are looking forward to a fun National in Ohio next year for her 12th birthday! Medusasmom -- Medusasmom T-Ho Shepherds since 1979 Breeder of Best In Show,High in Trial,police,leader,therapy dogs & More ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================