I agree with Sam... Preferences - These are those items that are not listed as a fault but are described as desirable or to be preferred. Faults - There are items that are specifically indicated as a fault and are more serious than a mere preference but not as serious as those to follow. Serious Faults - Serious faults are enumerated including missing teeth, other than missing first pre-molars, which are listed after the mention that a "full dentition is preferred" (a preference). There are a number of serious faults such as pale washed out colors, blues and liver colors, short tails and others. Very Serious Faults - There are only a few very serious faults. One is a fault of temperament and the other is any fault of movement. Disqualifications - The problem lies in elevating any fault or even a preference to a level that washes out a dog who has great movement, temperament, and all the major things because we do not like a given item that is less than the standard's weight. But then, what do I know. I am not even a judge! Dave > The standard merely says "the desired height for males at the top of the > highest > point of shoulder blade is 24 to 26"." Nothing mentions that it is a > "fault" if > the dog is bigger than the "desired" height. > Sam > > > > ________________________________ > From: Sally Hayden <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx> > To: pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx; freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Mon, September 20, 2010 12:06:49 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: over sized males > > It is not just males it is bitches also- I faulted some nice bitches in > Canada for being too big > > Sally > www.embroiderybysally.org > > > ===========================================================================POST > > is Copyrighted 2010. 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 > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > =========================================================================== > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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 NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================