I certainly agree with Bill and must add that if the membership has the faith and trust to elect the Judges then that trust should carry over into their selections. Honesty cannot be legislated by any Board and the Judges must have BREED RESPONSIBILITY!!! We should select our top animals to represent the Standard as closely as possible and to mirror those important aspects of the Breed that will improve the overall animal. Emphasis should be placed on those animals that have characteristics needed to improve the German Shepherd in the USA. Thanks, Morton Goldfarb ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================