Simply put, as I was told.. ANY mutt can sidegait correctly given the build of the shoulder and rear. DOnt believe me? go to the pound and offer to walk a few dogs and youll start to notice, "Gee, too bad this dog isnt purebred, he has a faboulous rear"... But does that make it a German Shepherd? NO. Its the essence of breed type.. (i.e, gentle curves rather than angles, a porportion of 7.5 to 10, deep bodied, and a look of eagles)... that makes it a correct german shepherd in my opinion.Sidegait alone does not make it a GSD. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ This very interesting. What Mike has just describe is not type to me but structure. I am not critisizing just saying that is not my idea of type I would like to know what other people give as the definition of "type" I also feel there are a lot of different types in our breed sally ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================