now....now..... Lets not make the jump to imply that a dog that seems large will automatically produce "ponies". For that matter don't fall in the trap of thinking that smaller males/bitches will only produce smaller progeny. Genetics can be finicky.....<G>. * Ileana * In a message dated 9/20/2010 3:24:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Well then by all means lets breed small ponies then! Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://www.peakesbrookshepherds.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel Israel" <israelfriedberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dan-ann@xxxxxxxx>; <pbgs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 3:21 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: over sized males > 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 > > > > ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================