amen to that, ileana. if we insist on ignoring, morphing or downright denigrating our standard, i propose the following classes be added to our national: 1. Stagey Puppy Class - puppy's legs must be growing at 2 times the rate or better than the rest of his/her body 2. Naked Class - for all tight coated or out of coat dogs/bitches 3. First Season Class - bitches entered must be in week 2 of season at the national 4. Tail Class - split into 2 divisions ... curly tails and dead tails 5. Post-Coitus Class - for males who get breedings at the national 6. Grecian Formula Class - for young dogs whose muzzles are prematurely grey 7. Black and Magenta Class - for all the color-enhanced lovelies out there 8. Oops, I Dropped The Leash Class - when all else fails 9. Who Can Tell Class - for dogs with tipped ears, light eyes, splayed feet 10. Porch Class - for those really big dogs who made all the standard sized dogs leave SERIOUSLY, FOLKS?????????? supposedly, we want the dogs to conform to the standard - let's try sticking to that. diane =============================================================== -----Original Message----- From: Ileana <inquestgsd@xxxxxxx> Are you kidding me? How many classes do we need to justify deviating from the standard? How can we expect to educate new judges, and new people, with all these inconsistencies? Ileana Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds _Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for everything German Shepherd and then some! _http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/) Skater's Blog ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================