In a message dated 9/2/2014 5:08:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: but accept them and move forward by improving even more on the GSD Breed. Going backwards sure won't help. I have to agree with Carolyn. Let's make locked hocks a disqualification. I would also like to say a roached back is a very serious fault, as it bothers me. Can't we disqualify a dog for missing teeth? And, what about getting rid of curly tails, by making it a DQ. I also would DQ any dog that drags a foot, and I want to DQ any dog with light eyes. Let's have more teeth in our standard, and get down to only perfect dogs. It is the standard that will help improve our breed, not the breeders. The breeders can't be trusted to breed good dogs. We need to force what is right, and stop trusting others to do the right thing. Also, I want to limit the height of judges. Some of the judges are just over sized. I say, no males over five foot 9, and none under five foot two. As for women, let's limit them to five foot, and nothing under four foot ten. It isn't good for the breed as a judge too tall in looking down on our dogs, and a short woman can't see over a tall German shepherd to see the other dogs. We need more faults, limited judges, and rules to force those irresponsible individuals who aren't breeding perfect dogs from being allowed to continue to do so. They are going to destroy the future of our breed. And, stop anyone from serving on the board that wants to do so. That alone should be a disqualifying fault. Off with their heads. Evan ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================