I think the difference in standard stems from that there are WGSDs that follow the GSD standard and WSDs that follow the WS Standards -- the WS standard for AWSA is very similiar to the FCI standard...just alot more detailed -- which it needs to be considering the tendency towards trends in this country...the UKC standard is very, very close the the AWSA standard...especially after recent changes. I think things would come closer to a single standard if we could get seperation...but the GSDCA isnt letting that happen right now.
As far as the bone...I just think it depends on the line -- the LSCoat male I posted previously really isnt too light on bone...is father, X-Dream Amaroq isnt really either -- but they're both from SchH lines. The Ambred lines tend to be lighter...but everything in American tends to be a little lighter on bone than in Europe...AWSA dogs arent what I would call angulated though...the WGSDs might be though.
(Moonshine -- Germany
(Amaroq -- Austria)
(Adonis -- USA -- AWSA)
(Obi -- USA Bred, resides in Germany -- AWSA)
I actually have never read the part about the whites having lighter bone...I know he thought that they were rather dull...but where did he say the part about the bone? I've got the '24 publication of the book...lol...and while I've been through a chunk of it...it hasnt been all of it.
~Cate