You breed a dog with a fault because of it's other outstanding attributes.   .  Mediocore dogs win because the judge eliminates all dogs with obvious faults then picks the winner from what is left. Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com --- On Thu, 11/20/08, culzeans1@xxxxxxx <culzeans1@xxxxxxx> wrote: From: culzeans1@xxxxxxx <culzeans1@xxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V2 #3280 To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 10:28 AM And maybe this attitude is why we have mediocre dogs winning big???? Sidegait again and again is only a part of a great dog. I think I am sticking with the standard. Soft backs are great for cats, but it looks horrible on a GSD. Why breed to it in the first place? The dogs I saw with "soft" backs did not have the correct gait. Why put something into your line that you will have to correct later? That is like unlearning a bad habit, why start it in the first place? I agree with Joan and Cynthia Pam Some of the best moving dogs in lots of breeds have soft toplines and Ann is ight, all big cats, when they are moving have soft backs - allows for lexibility... I know what the GSD standard says, but if you have a dog with a orrect gait and a soft back, I would NEVER fault him as toplines are easy to orrect... s for one serious fault on an otherwise great dog - I think probably EVERYONE n this breed can think of a great influencial dog with a fault. It just depends n the fault... nd you can't throw the baby out with the bathwater!! All it leads to is a reed full of mediocrity and D*G knows there is enough mediocrity in dogs as it s... ess M.Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, DI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC ________________________________________________________________ et more done, have more fun, and stay more connected with Windows Mobile速. ttp://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119642556/direct/01/ =========3D=============================================================== ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================