I want a CORRECT Male. A correct male includes LOOKING like a male. Granted, the working ability is first and foremost the most important thing to me about the breed, BUT, I'm not going to accept a more refined dog as breedable quality unless he is a kicka$$ dog at what he does, because, a Shepherd, no matter how well it moves, still needs to LOOK like a Shepherd. And that means dogs need to look like dogs, not bitches, and bitches need to look like bitches, not dogs. - Jackie Marcato Shepherds Where it's about function, not flash In a message dated 11/14/2005 7:05:37 PM Central Standard Time, rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Would you want a stallion male who took twice as many steps to herd you sheep or a more refined dog that could cover ground in big gulps? ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. 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://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================