Absolutely Mike, last sentence says it all. Perhaps the GSDCA needs to put some more emphasis on all judges (including AB) to educate them to what a proper long coat it, that it is a fault NOT serious fault and judge more accordingly instead of just removing the fault from the standard or creating a fault class. The standard has served the breed well so far, why does it need tweaking now?????????? We have 14 judges on the board who's job in the ring is to uphold the standard. Why is the same not true for those same judges who sit on the board and do NOT want to do that!!!!!!! I don't get this. Molly Member GSDCC, GSDCA, GSDC of Beaumont, Life Member CKC In a message dated 1/29/2013 6:35:27 A.M. Central Standard Time, TRAFALGARgsds@xxxxxxxxx writes: Yet, exhibitors(who may also be breeders) and judges fail to recognize (based on my observations at point shows) that "Faults of gait, whether from front, rear or side, are to be considered very serious faults. No, we need to educate (those who can or desire to be), we donât need to change the standard..it ainât broke. ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================