HendricksHearth, I am so glad you posted. I did not fully grasp the changes in the weights for showing - how foolish! I wonder how that even got voted in. One would almost have to mix in a meatier breed (thinking French) to put on more weight to the ELs but then they'd have to work on the crown/ears for how many generations thereafter? What a mess.

They really are better off as willowy as they already are. They are surprisingly able, and agile, despite those ears. I believe it is the lack of mass to their bodies.

As a totally off note - one site I tripped across was some sort of federation for the humane care of animals and they had a sheet on ELs that spun a story of how cruel it was to raise/keep them - one of the points they used?
That they were prone to obesity since they couldn't get around with their big ears.
---I laughed so hard! I contacted my Elop's breeder and asked "You ever heard of an obese EL?"
She said EL don't GET fat!
Leave it to PETA to get their facts twisted - or, completely and totally WRONG.

And HendricksHearth: I LOVE THE PICTURES!!!
I especially love CookieDough. AWWW!!! CUUUUTE!
Would you mind if I drew that pic?