As i sit here studying other breeds to judge, i sit and wish that our own GSDCA website offered more for those studying our breed. Sure it offers the standard and a few other things but something that would be an awesome tool on the same page as our standard would be an interactive quiz with pictures diagrams or illustrations. Really touching questions in all areas to give the all arounder judges or anyone for that matter a true understanding of our breed. We could even include a video clip of our loose lead temperament evaluation and a judge examining a GSD and the dog going around the ring. Some judges really have no clue, and as i study for my next breed i wish i had this as a tool for learning with everything else i am doing. I am trying to give 100% to learning the other breeds inside and out rather than just use it as a stepping stone for the entire group. I have been to their Nationals and seminars and done the ringside mentoring, but i would love to have this tool to fall back on and i think our club could be an innovator in a new type of education. Of course it doesn't replace the judges seminars at the Nationals and the hands on workshops and observing of our best at the National, but it could work right along side with it and be used as a refresher. I feel our breed could only benefit from this. (Maybe there are already other breeds doing this, i don't know as i haven't run across it yet) I am sure with all the website gurus out there in the PC someone could turn this idea into a great thing for our website. Amy Safdir Almanya Shepherds www.almanyagsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================