Apparently size was considered rather heavily. Perhaps the objective was to determine how much "hair" was above the withers M ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Safdir" <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 8:17:52 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dye or undercoat? and thanks defnitely a mystery, maybe we can get an explanation Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <hckryhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Amy Safdir" <almanya@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <medusasmom1@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:04 PM Subject: RE: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: dye or undercoat? and thanks > Perhaps Helen was checking for both undercoat and dye, however I feel she > that she was checking more for "dye" since she made a big deal about dying > dogs sometime back on another list. She ran her hands at times up and down > the dogs legs..on the shoulders and even in the prosternum area looking > for > "red" enhancement..not just black.Could be she was checking to see if the > color went to the skin, or if the undercoat was slightly lighter as it > should be. With one dog she ran her hands on the dogs body..stepped > back..looked at her hands..shook her head and went over to her table and > dramatically wiped her hands off on the tablecloth. I thought she was > showing the crowd, through her theatrics that the dog had been > enhanced..guess not, he was placed toward the center of the group. I > assume > she must have gotten a grooming product on her hands..but hard to say, so > the group I was sitting in was left wondering...does he..or doesn't he! C ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. Â 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================