My goodness, Evan, you really need to be serious more often, headache or not. This is probably the best think of yours I've ever read on this list, with the exception of the posts from the Nationals! And I'M being serious, too! Peggy ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: > >The Illustrated Standard needs to be a guide for those who do not understand >our breed. With that in mind, less is better. A new judge is not going to >understand the greatness of the GSD with what we now have to present. It >needs >to be shorter, more in line with the perfect dog, and with less opinions >attached. It needs to be a guide, not a perfect document that ends with the >conclusion that what is there is the only thing of value in our breed. > >We need to emphasis with any guide for a judge the best, not what is lacking >in faults and therefore can be average. > >If people do ask me to, I will be serious. But, it does give me a headache. > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================